Kelly nailed it. Spiderbeam is substantially larger, and takes a while to assemble. We used one at field day for several years in a row, and with two of us that are experienced putting it together, i
Thats why you shouldnt use it outdoors. Braid used indoors is fine, of course. I use a #6 ring terminal to attach 1/2 braid, and they work fine. Use the rusty crimping tool in the bottom of your tool
I think this is a good example of what Ken is talking about https://www.iacindustries.com/media/success-stories/iac-industries-renovates-cicoil-manufacturing.asp This is a before and after study of w
HI Dick, More information needed. What exactly happens to your ICE stuff when they become defective? Chris KF7P Hi Guys, Over the years, I've noticed a "love or hate" relationship with ICE Surge prot
Ordinary strut channel and clamps can be used for this. Ive got these on my site and have the parts specified for various sizes of common coaxes/hardlines. http://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/StrutPic.html. The
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Correct Ubolts most likely DO exist, but probably not available at HomeDespot. If you look at larger hardware suppliers you could probably find them. And you also have the size differences between tu
I was going to say the same thing as Jeff. When the triple wall glue lined stuff shrinks down, it is really stiff! I have it on my website or it is available in a lot of other places too. Practice on
Rent one of those big air compressors that are used to power jackhammers, plumb one end into the conduit and blow them out! Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ ________________
Paracord is the wrong stuff for holding up wire antennas...it stretches and is generally light duty kind of stuff. Mastrant seems good; and so is black Dacron rope, found here among other places: htt
Looks like they crimp onto the cable, interesting way of doing it. Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list To
Yup, 100 watt halogen spotlights,12v, often used on bumpers of jeeps and trucks and so forth. Not all that expensive, completely waterproof, but you do need a good 12v source (battery/trickle charger
Correct, the TX2 has a 3 square bolt pattern, and the Yaesu has 3.3. Drilling a hole right next to the existing ones is going be tough, since they will overlap a bit. Make a template with graph paper
I thoroughly spray my baseplate nuts every so often with WD40 and made covers to go over them out of off-the-shelf PVC pipe caps of appropriate size. The caps keep the oil from being washed off by ra
Not sure why all this effort for 15 or 20 feet of simple mast. These guys have simple, portable style mast products https://www.penningerradio.com/product-category/tipper-systems/ <https://www.pennin
Coax arms with a top curved arm to act as a strain relief. This a a lot easier to swap out cables and troubleshoot down the road. https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/CoaxArms.html <https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Co
Grip lock ties are terrific. https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Grip_Lock_Ties.html <https://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Grip_Lock_Ties.html> Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ _________________
Exactly, its off by 2 ohms! Supposed to be 50. LOL! Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contest
Yes of course, https://surgestop.com/filter-products/index.html A simple google can confirm that. Sweeps are on product pages of all filter products. Chris KF7P ______________________________________