Having problems with my wireless internet access and have advised to purchase a 2.4 GHz Bi-Directional Amplifier. Does anyone have any ideas where to get one of these items at a reasonable price?? Th
With all the recent talk about remore antenna switches, I'd like to hear what everyone else is using for this task. Sounds like the Ameritron switches are prone to dirty contacts, etc. but what about
About ten years ago, I had a son that had just gotten out of the Marines and asked me if I needed any work done. I tasked him with digging such a hole. It was 4ft X 4ft by 6+ ft deep. He dug it alone
A man after my own heart! Unfortunately, most of us ARE on some sort of a budget these days. Not everything needs a PE nor needs to be made from stainless steel. After 44 years in this hobby, I find
Greetings Towertalkians I just returned from a good friend of mine's place where we did some tower work. Upon a close inspection of his tower, we found a 2 1/2" split on the inside of one of his Rohn
Yes, they work great but why go to all that trouble marking them when all you have to do is install one male and one female on the rotor and one male and one female on the cable? That way, you will n
I raise large Macaw parrots and with over a dozen of them yelling, I never have any problems keeping the wild birds off my antennae, about 100ft away <G>!! Chuck - KØTVD http://www.mscomputer.
And out here in the cornfields of Iowa, you can't even find anyone to CLIMB the damned things and give you a hand fixing stuff up top!! When you do, that'll cost you a month's salary too!! Where is t
The old Telrex antenna company in Asbury Park, NJ, used to sell what they called a "Spiralray" 11 element 6 meter beam. I had the 27ft boom model and the 36ft boom model and both worked fantastic! Th
I am thinking of stacking some monobanders on my 100ft Rohn 45G tower but I need to know just how much mast to buy. I currently have a HyGain 205CA about 6" above the tower and want to add a HyGain 1
Greetings TowerTalkians! After considering the pros and cons and expenses involved with the "Christmas Tree" stack that I was thinking about doing a few days ago, I think that I have decided on simpl
Thanks again everyone, for all of your fantastic advice concerning the swinging gates and the rotation of such. The concensus is that I needent worry about any limit switches, which is good news. I r
Does anyone have any experience using the Ameritron Remote Coax Switch, Model RCS-4 on 6 meters?? The specs say good to 30Mhz. This is the unit that supplies the control voltages thru the coax. The o
Greetings! I was wondering if anyone had any first-hand experience using the Prosistel rotors. They certainly appear to be big and rugged!! Opinions? Chuck - KØTVD
Sounds easy, huh??? It really isn't that easy to cut through decent size guy wire!!! I tried hack saws, bolt cutters and even a chissel and hand sledge-hammer but about the only thing that I could fi