I would never exothermic weld anything to a relatively thin wall tower leg. No way. Especially when you've never tried it before and have no skills in doing such! I've got a cast zinc clamp on my sit
Need more specifics....height, motor drive or manual, base, what's included, etc. Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
It was probably banned because it caused cancer in laboratory rats in California. All the "good stuff" is no longer available these days... Chris KF7P Jim, That GE stuff sounds great. I would also li
YES!! Done this, very good wire antenna. Full wave triangle loop, apex pointed down, 4:1 balun at feed point and SWR1.5:1 or better coverage entire 40m band, plus it works on 20m plus 15m! (Works= go
Sam, Match it up with the various tower specs on this page: http://www.ustower.com/ham-radio/ Click on the HDX-555 and it will bring up a PDF with the tower face width, leg diameter, etc. You can mat
I used the K2550 to tilt up my LM470 tower (no antennas on mast) with only a 2:1 pulley on the tower, and I didn't think it was that big of a deal at all. Only took a couple minutes to raise it up. C
Not sure a box is entirely necessary. Bundle all the aluminum toobing into a long, tight bundle of uniform diameter. Wrap with lots of bubble wrap and tape it up real good. Chris KF7P Roger, One good
AKA scotch-brite pad. Also available at auto parts and auto body supply stores. Chris KF7P re: A way to apply No-Alox evenly. Ummmmmmmm, just in case I wasn't clear, the "greenie" I was talking about
I must say, for somebody who's never ordered anything from me, I take exception to the "very good vendor" clause. I'd like to see you get application advice from some of the other big box vendors tha
Chris I think the whole Wd40 and graphite nonsense was somebody's cheap homebrew alternative to buying Penetrox, and it got carried over to the present ownership of Tennadyne from the founder. The cu
There are cable ties, then there are Panduit! Nearly everything in Home Despot or Blowe's are crap and deteriorate in the sun, even the black ones. Panduit are great, as well as some other brands as
This was posted before, but I doubt it has been looked by many of us, so I'm reposting it. http://www.w8ji.com/baluns_on_log_perodic_antennas.htm This will tell you pretty much everything you need to
Sure it can! We assemble the spiderbeam on the ground, and I've got video of my buddy lifting a Spiderbeam with one hand onto the mast pipe at the top of a nested Spidermast, about 8 feet off the gro
I like the design too, but haven't ever seen it before. It looks like it may have been intended as a temporary/portable type set up with the shorter sections and the pins that are attached with wire
The short answer is yes, but there aren't any off-the-shelf hardware solutions that I am aware of. It's custom work. Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ _______________________
WOW! This is really going to shake things up. Remember, this is DARA's baby...they aren't going to give up the cash cow, and they aren't going to do it out of state. At least they will die trying to
http://hamvention.org/dayton-hamvention-2017-venue-announcement/ Chris It is very much a midwest event - people drive to Dayton with truckloads of stuff. I don't think it will move too far. Wright-Pa
What kind of tower is it? Chris KF7P I had a lightning hit.Not bad but somewhat costly.A rcs-8,cde rotor box and a cushcraft ar270b.Seems to have hit the vertical as all coils are gone incliding the
C'mon man, no one wants to sort through all that gobbledy gook! Here is a direct link to the newsletter. http://conta.cc/2bNhHkD Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ ___________
Steve is right, it's a non-issue. Make sure your coax shields are bonded to ground at the top and bottom of the tower, and where the cables enter the house. Bond tower to ground also at the bottom. C