I want to prevent the local disgruntled neighbor, or the teen with 3 beers in his belt, from vandalizing the guy wires of my towers. Here is my current thought, would look forward to any other ideas.
Mike, Good thoughts. I have elevate guy posts (5 feet). I will put IR beam security on the posts (Optex make stuff up to 500 feet, pentetrates weather and has 4 beams to prevent a bird from setting i
Steve, Happy New Year! The conduit would cover the thimbles and turnbuckle. 1/4 inch EHS is not tough with a sharp pair of bolt cutters, I would guess 20 seconds top for 3 guy wires. Gerry K7LXC@aol.
I just took dly of 26 sections of Rohn 45. I have observed some of the holes in the tubing are not aligned. One tube has the large end with holes 90 degrees off (strangely, the other end of the same
On dly of many tower assembly parts, base sections, thimbles, etc. I noticed a substitution from my dealer. They substituted Chinese turnbuckles for Rohn turnbuckles. I refused them. Rohn does delive
I pick up a 3 element DX Engineering 40 meter yagi. Has anyone modeled the antenna (YO, AO, NEC), changed it structurally? Gerry, W6TER -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Subm
I need someone to help price tower space for antennas and associated equipment building and power for commercial operators. The situation is two towers with two buildings. The operators will be cellu
David, I just went through similar engineering with a PE. The PE specified square tubular construction steel (TS), 7" x 7" x 3/8". Further, of 8.5 feet, 5' above grade, 1' in grade, 2 1/2' in concret
Has anyone done proximity indicators/alarms for towers and guy points? I am most concerned about kids climbing and vandalism. Anyone done high intensity lights from above on proximity warning? Gerry,
I believe it is. I tried it but it is hard to get the strength you need from Ty wraps. When you move the cage into the hole, you need strength. Wire performs better. Gerry Smith, W6TER ______________
Does anyone have the mechanical AO file done for the 42', 3 element, DX Engineering 40 meter yagi? Gerry Smith, W6TER _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com fo
No, new 45 is 179 per section. Gerry Smith, W6TER My mistake !!! the tower for sale is Rohn 45 not 25. Does it sound any better at $140??? _______________________________________________ See: http://
WD0M < you're wrong. Gerry Smith, W6TER "Handled it very well"..........hmmm..........why should it have had to be handled on Tower talk reflector in the first place? Simply inappropriate. was and __
I'll consider the source.......anyone who would support sending pornographic links into untold homes across the world where YOUNG HAMS can subscribe to this reflector has no class. Gerry Smith, W6TER
The starting powder is separate. It is in the bottom of the container combined, in the same container, as the welding material. It sometimes adheres to the bottom of the container and must be scraped
First of all, you don't want "pipe". You want aluminum TUBING. You want 2" inch OD aluminum tubing, 6061-T6, 1/4 inch wall. It is not prohibitively expensive or that costly to ship. Gerry Smith, W6TE
Todd, As to your specific question, "... can revoke the permit after issuing it?" The answer is yes. There is case law in which the governmental entity has revoked permits. My situation is somewhat s
A couple of data points regarding receivers. Garmin has all but taken over the aviation market. On a de facto basis, Garmin owns the market. Personally, I have used several different brands in aircra
Antenna Book, 20th edition or later Gerry Smith, W6TER The program "TA" has been mentioned recently, and referenced as being in the ARRL Antenna book. Unfortunately, the version I have has no disk. (
If you would like an electronic copy of the Supreme Court decision in my case, please email me privately and I will return a copy. Chris Imlay, W3KD, has dubbed it "One sweet opinion" Gerry Smith, W6