Hello all. A search of the Archives proved to be a bit frustrating. I have a used 572 tower (new to me) that's in good shape. I have a few questions. The pulleys on the tower for raising and lowering
Scotty, Contact Ray at isheaves.com He's working with several hams to line up a run of pulleys to meet our needs. 73, Kim - WG8S _______________________________________________ ______________________
Hello, all. From what I can tell, a few of us may have dealt with iSheave for sheaves/pulleys for our towers. What kind of experience did you have? I got what I wanted, but .. too many. I only needed
Hi, all. Working on an used antenna over the weekend, I came across a boom section that was out-of-round enough such that the other boom section would not slide in to. It is faintly discernible to th
Rich, In my professional life I deal with control cables and the like. Several different marking systems out there. Bear in mind, my cables are rarely exposed to water or sun, if at all. Half are exp
Hello all! Anyone out there using a screw-jack setup for antenna elevation for satellite/EME work? I'd like to learn more about setting this up. Thanks & 73, Kim - WG8S ______________________________
As long as you're not hitting the new weld directly, go for it. Have seen hundreds go in. Do remove the slag and foreign material. 73, Kim - WG8S _______________________________________________ _____
Hello all! About 10 days ago I had to lower my tower, and tilt it over for some antenna adjustments. Finished with that, and returned the tower and antennas to normal. Rotating the antennas with my G
In drilling through my mast... I used a LOW speed setting, plus lots of cutting oil, and it went through like butter. FWIW. 73, Kim - WG8S _______________________________________________ ____________
Yes, good stuff, Charlie! Good bit. Small hole, then a bigger one. Slow. And oil. Works great and was not strenuous. 73, Kim - WG8S _______________________________________________ ___________________
Robert, look for firms that do foundations, and/or electric utility work. Drilled foundations are somewhat common. 73, Kim - WG8S _______________________________________________ _____________________
Jon, With the 72-ft model nested I could do this with the 2800. Did not take apart anything. No 89-footer available to see what this would look like. 73, Kim - WG8S __________________________________
My input below..... No one has mentioned something else that would work. Get your wall strength/rigidity, then, fill it with concrete. Something to consider. 73, Kim - WG8S __________________________
Ken, if we were only so fortunate in Alabama to have full disclosure. I would not have purchased my present home. It did force me to find a remote site eventually. Speaking of which, some deeds have
This is the thing that gives FT8 a black eye. Robot use. I guess it would be the FCC and/or volunteer monitors. Shooting ourselves in the foot..... 73, Kim - WG8S ____________________________________