In a message dated 4/27/05 11:54:17 PM Greenwich Standard Time, K2EK@aol.com writes: Guying... OK - I was on a hilltop with a 700' face that always had hefty venturi wind... It ate every rotator or a
In a message dated 4/28/05 7:19:58 PM Greenwich Standard Time, w7dra@juno.com writes: i always drive 6 foot lengths of 3/4 inch rebar and various angles leaving 8 inches or so out of the ground for t
days to reach around 90% of its full strength. Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and
In a message dated 5/1/05 1:31:23 AM Greenwich Standard Time, k8ri-tower@charter.net writes: Why not just use one of the Kevlar cables such as Phylistran, or the one AES sells just called Kevlar guy
I'm getting ready to put up a tower with a Hy-gain 2 ele 40m yagi on it, and also a KLM KT-34XA..the question is...which one should go on the bottom? The KLM is about 10 Sq ft and 76lbs...where as th
A quick comment on my stored 5/16 inch Polyrod.......... I have around 600 feet still coiled up. It has been stored in the same sized eight foot coil in the shade for two years. Today I checked it ou
I've posted on this before.....a good end cap can be found at Home Depot. Get a three inch pipe end cap made of black rubber and tightened with the hose clamp that comes with it. It's found in the pl
......and to make it more interesting...if you use insulated wire, the formula will not be right either....too long! Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomput
Outside of meeting in person to exchange goods-for-cash, what is the "business by the book" conduct you propose? Tom, NI1N I buy and sell a lot of tower stuff on KA9FOX's site as well as the eham sit
Yes, you can frame out the hole with wood and then backfill it with dirt. Yes, you can put dirt back in the hole before you pour. You really don't have too much choice now that the hole has been dug.
I have the fortune of being able to keep all towers at least 135 feet from the house. I prefer to keep them as far away as possible in this heavy thunderstorm area. What I prefer even more is to keep
As I said in my initial post....better back-guy the house, the trusses aren't designed for lateral load resistance! Even if I'm wrong by a factor of 2 on the dead-weight of the guys, it's still over
Alan I'm not sure what type of cable you're running, but I have used hose clamps to secure my hardline of 7/8 through 1 5/8. Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http://www.
This works, but be careful. If you place too many layers of tape, that are stretched too tightly, they will have a tendency to crush foam coax over time as the tape tries to return to its original le
Does this mean the tower is NOT meant to be climbed after it is erected? Anyone out there have one of their towers? Experiences? TNX / 73, Barry - W1HFN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I bought the section last year from someone on this list and still see them from time to time at the classified ad sites..........K8AC I found about 15 of these last year and they all sold in a hurry
In a message dated 6/11/05 7:56:29 AM Greenwich Standard Time, jc-smith@comcast.net writes: Depending on your soil, you probably won't be able to get it in as deep as a real ground rod before you sta
I have often wondered whether elevating a vertical has any advantage over a vertical on the ground with a good radial system. "Good being defined as 40 or more radials, 0.2 wavelength or longer at th
One quick hint for the 'pounding them in" method. I like to use a cheap grinder wheel on my circular saw and cut as sharp an angle as I can on the end of what ever I am pounding into the soil. It see
Leave em in. Cut 'em off below ground level with a grinder blade. Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weat