I also have a screw drive with the torque bar converter available...also the hinge plate. Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting
I have a large amount of surplus 3/16 and 5/16 PLP guy grips available. I will be going to Dayton and can bring them up if anyone wants any....leaving Tuesday morning. 3/16 are $3.75 5/16 are $4.25 C
Speaking of Rohn towers.........I still have seven sections of new Rohn 55 available, as well as most of the accessories for Rohn 25, 45 and 55, including guy anchors, torque bars, guy brackets, etc.
I have had excellent results using Roadway to ship lots of tower all over the country...everything from Rohn 20 to Rohn 65. They do not require any pallets and are excellent at holding your hand if y
Tower is definitely class 55. The company I recommended (Roadway) does handle small loads very economically. For instance, to ship maybe five sections of Rohn 25 a thousand miles might run around $10
As a resident of the lightning center of the US over the last (central FL) my towers have been hit many times. I have some observations from my thirty years with towers ranging from 64 to 200 feet. F
Several guys have inquired about the coax disconnects I have found them at all the major hamfests I have attended. Quality varies with price. Good quality ones run around $3. Mechanically, the cheap
Jack I was told the same thing. They ARE unnecessary on the new style because the new style is beefed up and more stiff...a slightly different style than the old two bolt ones. I would stick with the
I'm no engineer, but whether the torque bar actually does work better is a matter of how the guy wire is installed. The old style Rohn guy brackets were designed in a way that almost necessitated the
..........and while we're at it, don't forget the mother of all bargains, 14-2 house wiring. 14-2 has three conductors of solid nr 14 copper, comes in 1000 foot rolls and depending on price fluxuatio
I use 502 insulators which are easy to find used and wind up being as cheap as thimbles. Mechanically they produce no chafing as thimbles might from rubbing against each other. This also works quite
You can buy copper or aluminum plate and drill your own holes, or use copper tubing. a lot more economically than this. ....N4ZR I picked up a long stretch of copper flashing (15 feet) six inches wid
The Home Depots and Lowes in the Tampa area do NOT carry grade 5 either in Galvanized or Stainless. If you live in a fairly large city, check the big specialty houses that carry just fasteners, screw
I have used 1/4 EHS for years, simply because it was available. It works well but is heavy. If I had a piece of 3/16 I would use that instead. I tried using thin wire rope...1/8 or something like tha
I used a couple of "seconds" from a local oak cabinet manufacturer. They were base pieces for bathroom vanities. One was a drawer stack, the other had two doors on it. They were a little high so I cu
Go to your local scrap metals dealer for copper flashing. I picked up about 15 feet of 6 inch wide flashing, the kind they used for roofing, for around $12. It is around 6 inches wide but can be cut
Another way to go is to use a concrete pumper truck. Down here they can pump through a big hose aropund 200 feet or so. The cost runs around $150. Bill K4XS __________________________________________
Bob I probably have more KLM antennas than anyone I know........17 of them for HF. In addition I also have four more KT34XAs on the ground that need to go up in a stack. I have often wondered why the
If memory serves me correctly, one bag of Ready-Mix or Sacrete is equivalent to 2/3 of cubic foot. This means you would need a little over 800 bags of mix at approximately $2 a bag....$1600 for the s
Several ways to save on tower setups...... There are often hams who put up tower as a sideline....at a small fraction of what pros charge. If you have seen the guy's work and have recommendations fro