Thanks for the info. I don't know as much about this as I'd like, but I'm learning. From your comments I assume that 20-26 lbs would apply to round tower legs (Rohn 65G here) and typical yagi booms a
Has anyone had recent contact with Richard at K0XG Systems? He and I have been talking regularly about the tower rotator that he is going to build for me. That is up until about a month ago and I hav
How tall are the trees in your yard and/or the neighbor's yards? I don't remember the exact details, but I believe that you put up a tower 20' higher than the existing vegetation and structures, not
I have and they haven't. -- Original Message -- From: "WA3GIN" <wa3gin@comcast.net> To: "Jim Lux" <jimlux@earthlink.net>; "Hector Garcia XE2K" <j_hector_garcia@sbcglobal.net> Cc: "Tower Talk" <towert
I'm interested in this also. I'd like to use 1/2" Heliax (LDF4-50A) with a 2 or 3 turn loop. This coax run is for my 2M weak signal antenna and I'd like to minimize the number of connectors. Does an
I have an EZNEC model for the 6M5X, which I copied from a YO model. With all 5 elements the freespace gain is 11.6 dBi and F/R is 22 dB. Removing the 3 director changes the gain to 10.5 dBi and the F
Tim, I use screw in electrical-insulators (ceramic insulators with a lag screw built in). I feed rope through the center of the insulator and use it instead of a pulley. They smooth ceramic works wel
I almost didn't read this thread thinking it wouldn't apply to me. There is a 400' tower in town that is triplexed with 3 stations. The lowest frequency station is on 680 kHz. I located the tower on
K7ZV has one of them with a 3el 80M yagi on it. They're 130' tall. I asked Bruce at US Towers about them last year at the Visalia DX Convention. He seemed more than willing to make another one for ab
I'm preparing to dig a 5'x5'x8' hole for a US Tower HDX-572. Because of the proximity to a sidewalk, I would prefer that the top of the foundation be at the same height as the sidewalk, rather than 6
Thanks to all who responded. I looked more closely at the US Tower foundation plans and they specify that the top of the foundation be a maximum of 8" above grade with a full 8' below grade. A minimu
Does anyone here actually believe that a cage dipole will outperform a dipole by 5 dB? For that matter, does anyone actually believe that 2 S-units is even close to 12 dB on most ham rigs. I'm sure t
Al, The DB-36 uses a wire parallel to and slightly above the boom. At each end, the wire is connected to the center of one of the adjustable elements - director 2 at one end and the reflector at the
W7FG(sk) ladderline is now available from http://www.trueladderline.com/ 73, Clay W7CE _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
I haven't seen the 6M5X, but the 6M7JHV and the 6M9KHW both use 3/8" tubing with 0.049" wall thickness. I assume that the 6M5X is the same. 73, Clay W7CE _____________________________________________
I'm getting ready for the June VHF contest and plan to put 20' of Rohn 25G and a Hazer at the peak of my roof for my 6 & 2M antennas (it will be guyed). The tower is replacing a single top section of
Two years ago I bought an HDX572 about 350 miles from where I live. For transport I used a boat trailer. I bolted together a framework out of 4x4s and a 6x6 (down the center of the trailer to level i
No more so than US Towers. Ham Radio Outlet lists the US Tower HDX-572MDPL for $9799.95. Considering the LUSO tower weights 4667 lbs and the HDX-572MDPL weighs 1600 lbs, I'd say the LUSO tower is a b
Tod, I'm afraid I can't tell much yet. The tower is still on the ground. I started digging the foundation hole near the house a few weeks ago and ran into the old furnace oil tank. I need to get it r
I'd like to see all of the off-topic posts stop (and hopefully never start). But I'm curious about something Steve. I counted 14 posts about Tesla's birthday, and I couldn't find any tower related in