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121. [TowerTalk] layover winch (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:16:43 -0600
Crankup on the tower is AC, but considering a 12V JEEP/ATV type winch for the layover part of the tower assy here (using the car battery when needed to lay over the tower). Weight maximum is calculat
/archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00388.html (7,630 bytes)

122. [TowerTalk] Harbor Freight Winch (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:42:20 -0600
Has anyone used the Harbor Freight winches? They have a 2000 lb electric that is priced nicely at the moment on sale. Mike, k5wmg _______________________________________________ _____________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00456.html (6,508 bytes)

123. Re: [TowerTalk] Harbor Freight Winch (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:37:16 -0600
Pretty much what I thought, guys. I've never bought any of their stuff but reviews here have always been pretty bad. Mike, k5wmg * * _______________________________________________ __________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2011-12/msg00460.html (9,586 bytes)

124. [TowerTalk] crankups (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:24:45 -0600
Finally have the tiltover winch mounted and ready, but now have an issue with the tower not wanting to lower fully. It's a HG-52-SS with the factory optional AC winch. No positive pulldown. Open to r
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-01/msg00473.html (6,966 bytes)

125. [TowerTalk] WTB boom to mast bracket (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:19:56 -0600
Tower is up and needing just a little work to be ready. Almost finished gathering all the stuff for the 2 el quad, but cannot find my homemade boom-to-mast bracket I used in the past. Checked the ant
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-02/msg00294.html (6,673 bytes)

126. [TowerTalk] LOOKING FOR A CLIMBER (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 23:47:47 -0500
If there's anyone in the San Antonio area who could do a climb to about 35 feet for me, please let me know off list. Thanks for the bandwidth. Mike, k5wmg * * ________________________________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-03/msg00339.html (6,741 bytes)

127. [TowerTalk] (no subject) (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 21:30:58 -0500
Quick question. Looking for the least expensive mast that will work with a simple two el quad. Also recommendations about how high to go above a HG-52-SS tower with the mast. Thinking 1-7/8 water pip
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-03/msg00366.html (7,154 bytes)

128. [TowerTalk] HG-52-SS QUESTION (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 13:04:25 -0500
Putting up a HG-52-SS here with a quad and have a pulley question for anyone who has one. The pulley assy on the top section was binding so I could not lower it properly. I now have it on the ground,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-05/msg00189.html (7,325 bytes)

129. [TowerTalk] dumb question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 13:43:35 -0500
Okay, A really dumb question but it's been a very long time since I had a rotor up in the air. How do you protect the rotor wire connections on the tower to prevent corrosion? Do I need to make them
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-05/msg00190.html (7,229 bytes)

130. Re: [TowerTalk] Stainless u-bolts (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2012 14:40:58 -0500
I got some recently at Home Depot, though they didn't have much of a selection. Mike, k5wmg * * _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTa
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-07/msg00327.html (8,776 bytes)

131. Re: [TowerTalk] CDwelding a tower leg (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:58:04 -0500
And why not just physically disconnect when not operating? I remove the coax and the rotor feedline from the station input and attach it to the tower making no path. Absolutely the most simple way. M
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-09/msg00313.html (11,520 bytes)

132. Re: [TowerTalk] CDwelding a tower leg (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:17:57 -0500
Not sure who the question is directed to John, but if it's me, it's 55 feet to the boom but I am 1800 feet up on the side of a hill with 30 mile plus views in most directions. Mike, k5wmg Fast cars,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-09/msg00315.html (10,231 bytes)

133. [TowerTalk] Needing a little tower help (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 22:31:18 -0500
Still looking for someone in the San Antonio area to help with a few hours of tower work here. Quad is up, but there is a wire issue and I need some feedline extensions added. Tower is a crankup at 2
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-09/msg00466.html (7,863 bytes)

134. [TowerTalk] Changing cables (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2012 21:39:04 -0500
Couple of things. First, I still need some help for a few hours getting the quad set up here. A bad knee form a misspent youth is keeping me from climbing. Tower is only at 22 feet or so (crankup). N
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00085.html (8,538 bytes)

135. Re: [TowerTalk] Antenna Testing (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 09:17:55 -0500
No doubt a 6 el yagi won over a 2 el quad. Hard to imagine why it would not under any circumstance or conditions. Mike, k5wmg "Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you ought to set
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-10/msg00281.html (9,794 bytes)

136. Re: [TowerTalk] ground rod depth problem due to rocky soil -- solutions? (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:28:12 -0600
Impractical analysis because where are you going to get 1" wires and who could possibly afford 700 feet of it? Plus the cost of getting it a foot down in rock? I'm on pretty much solid rock here, 180
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-11/msg00143.html (11,468 bytes)

137. Re: [TowerTalk] ground rod depth problem due to rocky soil -- solutions? (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:42:12 -0600
Agreed, but for most people, connect/disconnect is by far the easiest way to go if it's not overly inconvenient. For a contest multi-station, absolutely stay connected because of the level of hassle
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-11/msg00151.html (12,168 bytes)

138. [TowerTalk] use of cable clamps (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 17:23:00 -0600
Have a tiltover pole for the crankup here coming tomorrow and I designed it for two back guys at the 20' mark. I'll be using 1/4" cable to the tower from the winch on it for layover, and probably the
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-12/msg00005.html (7,376 bytes)

139. [TowerTalk] crank up mast (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:53:54 -0600
Just disassembled a 50 foot crankup mast of unknown manufacture and need some help. It had dropped from about forty-feet straight down when the cable let go and it was a tough disassembly. It's made
/archives//html/Towertalk/2013-01/msg00247.html (7,654 bytes)

140. [TowerTalk] Tower/antenna question (score: 1)
Author: Michael Goins <wmgoins@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:06:05 -0600
Anyone using a HG-52-SS with a T6 or T8 log periodic? If so, are you using the factory thrust bearing, no bearing, or have you adapted something? The tower has a double top plate, so it does a pretty
/archives//html/Towertalk/2013-01/msg00329.html (7,385 bytes)

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