<< 1. What is the best method to cut Phillystran guy cable? 2. Is there anything required at a junction of Phillystran guy cable and conventional EHS guy wire other than 2 appropriately sized thimble
Never seen one on Rohn tower that high up (more correctly, I've never heard of one that I high up, cuz I don't climb). Whenever I see one at ground level, it is usually a freeze crack from water coll
Steve; You are about to embark on a journey into the dark unkown of AB105 tower. It has its own personality, its own language and you will either learn to love it or hate it. Each piece of AB105 has
Dick; I've also received my "welcome" to Nevada, trying to put in my first tower base. As you mention, after six inches it is rock and more rock. I took a queue from my elmer, Sam Harris, W1FZJ, who
I guess I should have thrown a few qualifiers and warnings in my initial post about using trees for tower bases and guy anchors. 1. Know your geography and weather patterns well. Every few miles, wit
Eight feet, minimum, ten feet would start being realistic. Put the 40 on the bottom so that the element droop has minimum effect on the KT34XA. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE lose the fence post mast. This i
Steve; The issue is not corrosion as much as the theory that grounding THROUGH the concrete base will vaporize the moisture in the base and cause the concrete to explode if directly hit by lightning.
That's a no-brainer. WX7M in Wellington, NV, has a 16 element monoband 20M yagi on a 280' boom. It is fixed on Europe at 50'. It is made from 4" irrigation pipe and 6 military surplus tubuar towers.
I am getting ready to rework antennas again, as soon as springtime comes to the Comstock. I want to sell the following: Force 12 EF-340D 3 el 40. This antenna lived at K6KM before it moved here. It i
For those of you who have been asking for more information on the SlippNott high friction mast clamps that K3NA presented, detail application notes, instructions and ordering information are at _www.
Sorry for the busted call. It was Tim, K3LR, who so graciously presented our SlippNott Product at the Antenna Forum (not K3NA). Tom, K5RC _______________________________________________ See: http://w
The LPDA Vs F12 Vs Steppir thread begs for some common sense. Each offers a compromise because most hams can't erect monobanders on separate towers for each band. So which compromise is better? Depen
I am in great need of a connector for the Create RC-5 series of rotators. Please let me know if you have a spare or have any information on an available replacement connector. They are months coming
I am getting back on VHF after 40 years and am looking for recommendations for what is a viable 4 to 7 element yagi. I am also looking to purchase one or two. Any input? Tom Taormina, K5RC Contesting
Thanks to all of you who took the time to make recommendations for a high-performing 6M beam. FYI, the overall winners were the M2 6M7JHV7 followed by the 6M5X and in second place were the C3I C7 and
After tracking down the manufacturer in Japan, I have just received a shipment of cable connectors that fit the Create RC5 Series rotators. They are metal bodies with a waterproof boot. Much more rug
Over the last couple of days, two of my wire antennas were found mysteriously laying on the ground. The 3/16 Cable Xperts polyester rope had clearly been "chewed" through. The mystery might never hav
Someone mentioned Cable Experts Been using the Cable Xperts rope for 8 years in a brutal UV environment. Never a problem, until the squirrels Tom Taormina, K5RC Contesting from the Comstock W7RN - K7
In my opinion, the best idea is to try to find some other kind of rope they don't care for. I have hundreds of feet of it in the air. Think I am going to try the egg wash with cayenne pepper trick fi
I am ready to purchase a 6 meter beam and install it at the top of my tower. I'm looking for the beam that is most likely to weather ice and wind, and I recently installed two Tennadyne T6M 6M yagis.