My 2 Ham-M's and 2 T2X's did not have the pigtail when purchased. I made my own plate, pigtail and used 8 pin trailer connectors. Don't know what year they changed from the bakelite plate with the st
I acquired an older layover fixture (believe it is a HyGain) and have modified the pulley wheel from a single wheel to a double wheel. I believe the double pulley-wheel was standard on later fixtures
Up till this year Ive had a friend down the coast who had a tow truck come up and lay the tower over for me when needed. He retired and sold the truck. So, a friend in the Phoenix area gave me an old
Bob, Assume you mean both cables. It is not a hard job and I'm about to do set number 3 on my HG70-HD at age 78 (Galvanized cable doesn't last long here on the OR coast). A good cable rigging company
I am looking for a source that supplies plastic or fiberglass boxes for external use. At the moment, I want to mount an Array Solutions SixPak antenna relay box at a tower base. I content with salt s
As usual got a lot of usable responses and will look at those brands/sites suggested. Want to get this work done during our week of summer (comes usually around the end of August). Also picked up som
THAT is a good idea, the UHMW bored block. Zerk fittings and the plain old typical steel inlanders use go quickly here. Living on the OR coast next to the ocean you learn quickly that putting antenna
Wow, what a great site, every day I see some new idea or learn something new. Until I moved from Portland to the OR coast, the beams I've had up have been single triband beams. In my present location
If anyone on Towertalk owns or has used one of these old KLM 40M rotatable dipoles, please contact me directly, I have some questions! Don W7WLL _______________________________________________ ______
I use a good old fashioned 6 pin trailer connector set, one on the rotator tail and the other on the cable. All pins and holes well covered with CorrisionBlock. And I live on the ocean, been up since
For those of you with access to marine supply houses you also might consider CorrosionBlock, a product widely used for electrical connections by the fishing, crab and pleasure boat vessels here on th
I'm 78, 79 next April and still have my belts, but last tower climbed was a year ago and only a 40 footer. Physical body parts worked OK but noticed I sure didn't feel as mentally comfortable up ther
Hans, You've gotten a lot of responses and I'd bet all of us have been following them closely. So far I've gotten one clear message, all of us over 65 are learning that old age ain't for sissies. Sec
I've Yaesu, Alpha, Kenwood, MFJ/Ameritron/Hy-Gain, other brand and homebrew products at my location. While I've not had any need to send an MFJ product back for repair, I've found the service/technic
Check the screws between the inside and outside trap tubes. I had the same problem pop up after a few years on the OR coast, high SWR under higher power on 15, and high SWR on all bands, particularly
THAT is one impressive and information filled manual. Gives me a lot to think about, particularly with regard to bonding the grounds at the AC entrance and the telephone entry box, both having separa
Ive seen a few videos re tower climbing and this is a little different, but the safety issues re equipment et al remain the same. Repairing Christ The Redeemer Don W7WLL _____________________________
Happened across this and thought the group would enjoy this Russian freeclimb. http://gcaptain.com/watch-heres-what-it-looks-like-to-climb-the-58-meter-mast-of-a-tall-ship/ Don W7WLL ________________
Not sure if this is right forum but since Ive seen a lot of discussion on similar subjects Ill post it anyway!! Id like to make some changes to what I have on my HG-70HD tower. I am using a Tailtwist
That is a great question. I also have a tall crankup and am in a very corrosive salt air environment where is difficult (not impossible but one has to be methodical) to seal off connectors using all