Hello Gents, Could anyone please tell me the wind loading specs for the HAM-M rotor? It will be mounted inside BX style tower. Thanks and 73 Tom __________________________________________________ Do
Hello Gents, While going through my garage of parts, I found a long lost pair of what I believe are traps, but I'm not sure exactly what they are. They measure approximetely 3 ft long and 1 1/2" dia,
Hello Team! I'm sorta confused about an swr reading that I'm getting. I just rebuilt my th-6 and propped it up at ground level against my tower to take some preliminary swr checks with my MFJ analyze
Thanks to all who have given me great suggestions, ideas and reasons! I have put them into action, made a couple of minor adjustments and have gotten great readings! It will go up on Saturday! Radio'
Hello Gents, What is the truth about this product called "STUF", a "dialectric water proofing filler" with teflon for sealing coax connectors. Will it do as advertised? Ok to use or a waste of time a
Gents, I'd like to mount a 6 meter verticle ringo, just above my 7 element 6 meter horizontal beam. They will not be used simultaneously, but rather, switched between the two. Will there be any detri
Hello Team, While cleaning out a used tower section leg, I discovered what looks like a tin plug stuck in the leg about 4 inches from the end. It has an 1/8 in hole in the center. The other two legs
Hello again, In rebuilding/cleaning my TH6, I find a questionable adjustment called out in the book. DE4 shows 32 1/4" CW, 32 1/2" LO PHONE, 32" HI PHONE. Shouldn't the 32 1/4" figure be bigger since
Has anyone had any luck with using the 80 mtr hamstick in a rotatable dipole or 2 element beam configuration? Thanks again, Tom WA9WSJ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!
Hello Gents, According to the MARC program, I need either a Ham IV or a Yeasu G-1000SDX/DXA rotor to do the job. My intention is to use one inside a 25G tower. So, which one is better? Cost is about
Hello again gents! I've been doing my research with the "prime directive" in mind, but, would like to know the collective's opinion's/pro's/con's/concerns about guys tied to an extended pipe or I bea
Hello again Gents! I'm planning the construction of two towers, I will have one at 70' and the other height depending on knowledge I get from TT! One restriction that I can't change is that I can't d
Hello again! What is the collective wisdom on using guy wires as an inverted Vee? Specificaly for 75 meters, maybe switchable from side to side? Since I have the opportunity to incorporate this idea,
Hello Gents, I'm interested in getting on 12 & 17, anyone have some construction plans for a dual band yagi? Thanks much! Tom WA9WSJ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!?
Hello Gents, I'm planning my tower systems, (two), and would like to learn the best method for cable terminations and why. Clamps or grips? The cost of materials between the two methods is close, so
Thanks for the info on the cde rotor, helped allot! Now I'm trying to identify a free standing tower with the stampings of DMX 132a and DMX 132b on rivited cross members. This tower is 40' tall, 3 le
Hello Gents, Can anyone tell me the max wind loading limit for a CDE model ar30/ar40 rotator and what might a fair price be for a used one? Thanks much, Tom WA9WSJ ___________________________________
Hi Jerry, There are numerous ways to make attachments. I'm partial to using stainless u-bolts, although I don't have an aluminum tower, I would think the technique should still be ok. In my case I us
Hi Bill, I had a similar problem and dealt with it along the lines of Georges, N4Ua, #2 suggestion. I machined a block of steel to make connections. Look about half way down the page to see my soluti
Gents, I ran across this company that makes equipment for stripping enameled wire. Since a solution for this was asked about a few times before, I thought it might come in handy to pass this info alo