Hi OM, As mentioned, RTV which cures and outgasses acetic acid is very bad for wiring, metal etc. I use GE RTV 162. It is their electronic grade compound. Good stuff! When you're not sure of any type
Hello doc, IMHO Although I have the TH-6 I would suggest using the coax type current balun. I tried running legal limit through the stock BN-86 balun and fried it. Never had a problem since I made th
Hi Mike, I used a stainless steel U-bolts for my system. Check out this link for the info and pictures. http://www.wa9wsj.com/antenna_page.htm You can bolt lugs to it or as I did, copper bars. Simple
Hello Team, I just picked up my Loos gauge to check the guy tension on my towers and noticed that the pointer is not resting on zero, as I would expect, but rather between 3 and 4. I can't push it an
Thanks everyone for your responces. I'll consider my gauge OK, although I don't believe I ever had any sticker implying 'off zero' and still calibrated. I have looked at the archives for this model a
Hello All, Pete, what you suggest is almost exactly what I did, although I did not put the bracket at the tower top, just at the base. I have not found any problems with this method. I used a copper
Hi Jim, Once you plug the holes you mention, another concern is internal condensation build-up. Hopefully the section in the ground has been set in a gravel base for drainage. If not, there is a risk
One possible method is to use a stainless steel U bolt to attach copper to a tower. Just size a lug to your wire and the U bolt which you pick and you're in business. Check this link about 3/4 way do
Hi Bob, Hey good for you!!! Yes it's fun getting a tower up and operational. You'll learn a tremendous amount of great advice from this reflector. Allot of very knowledgeable guys here. When I put up
Hi Art, I'll add my idea to the other good ideas listed, sometimes it's good to have options, they might inspire better methods! Please check the link below, go about 3/4 down the page. http://www.wa
Hello Bud, Check this link to my page, look about 3/4 ways down the page for the stainless steel U-bolt/copper bar pictures. This is how I connected mine to the tower. http://www.wa9wsj.com/antenna_p
Hello Gents, Does anyone have good suggestions/experience with concrete epoxy or waterproof sealant etc? I'm wanting to seal the pad top for my tower base. Particularly around the tower legs. T
Thanks everyone for all of the suggestions! Tom _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http:
Hello All, A gent I know has some Rohn 11g tower sections, at least they resemble the one only picture I can find of them. My Rohn books don't mention anything about this model, just that pictur