Hello all, I'm new to the list. I originally sent this to the Force 12 list and it was suggested that I send it here for all you to see and send comments or suggestions you'd like. Here is my origina
Hi again guys, Wow, thanks for all the responses to my questions! Didn't mean to start an appliance discussion though ;-). But it's all been interesting none-the-less. Keith, the reason I asked my qu
Hi all, In trying to decide on a 40 meter rotatable dipole, I'm seriously looking at the D40. It's relatively cheap and light weight. Can someone who uses one tell me what the SWR is across the entir
Hello List, TriEx LM-354 with a Fulton K2550 winch. Just wondering how hot the friction brake should get while lowering the tower. When cranking at a reasonable rate, the brake gets pretty hot at abo
Hello Group, A local widow stopped by the house looking for help with the removal of a tower and antenna left by her husband a couple years back. She can't locate an invoice or any documentation on t
First, thanks to all for the help identifying the Force 12 XR-5 and (probably) Ham IV rotor on that HDX-555 tower last week. Once the tower is gone, the widow really wants to have the concrete base g
Just for info, what works for me is a 24vdc wheelchair motor and controller powered from 2 12v gel cell batteries. It has tons of torque and only just gets warm. I burned out a brand new DeWalt drill
Hi Group, I just acquired a very used M2 Orion 2800 rotor that has had a tough life turning a full size MonstIR SteppIR for the past 9 years. It was working when removed but had some rust on it and t