Not much. This is NOT a TowerTalk topic. TowerTalk is for tower and HF antenna construction discussions. There are several amplifier reflectors around. Please use them. Thank you. Cheers, Steve K7LXC
Greetings, TowerTalkians -- As most of you know, I do professional tower work. One thing I learned from my days of commercial work with crews and trucks on the road is that if you've got a job with 3
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of Actually I'd tape it myself, using a wide multi-wrap for the top of the run to spread the holding force over a larger area. The problem with the foam dielectric is cold flow - that is, the foam be
Dear Friends, Force 12 is releasing, effective immediately, a new 40 through 10 meter vertical dipole antenna. In an effort to encourage "hands on" participation in antenna experimentation, this desi
Hmm, not much tower or HF antenna construction information there. The CHOICE here is to get back to the aforementioned topics. Tnx. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TT ADMIN
& I wouldn't worry about cuts or tears or even minor deformation. Minor damage on HF is only detectable with a TDR or some other instrumentation. A real "kink" is where there is a crimp and the oute
into I agree. Jim and Steve aside, I haven't seen ANY split coax weatherproofing that was worth anything and my experience has been that it's almost impossible to keep water from running down the shi
is There are several problems with using good old RTV (room temperature galvanizing); i.e. it outgasses an acid that can cause electrical problems. Dow makes an RTV for aquariums that is much more pr
I've used it but it'll dry and flake off in strong UV areas regardless of the claims. If you're in Seattle, sun damage isn't a problem - hi. YMMV. I use it over tape for another protective layer. DON
Properly tensioned guys in typical amateur radio applications have very little sag. Since it's the end of the outer element that is the guy-wire-snagging culprit, I will bend the end of the guilty el
Huh? I've got both and they're basically the same bolt pattern except the T2X version is more heavy duty. What's a 5-holer? I've got a couple if you still need one. Cheers, Steve K7LXC TOWER TECH
Your configuration and spacing sounds okay. For 25G, the rotator will ONLY mount in a taper-topped section or at a leg joint. A HAM IV will go in but you'd need to take out a diagonal in order to get
A little Yes -- SS nuts and bolts will gall, that is, they'll throw off little chunks of metal that'll jam the threads. I've never used WD-40 for that but some real anti-seize from your local auto pa
No problemo, Senor - we all started out not knowing anything. Not in my experience. Your building code already has some sort of roof load built in to their specs; i.e. snow load, windspeed, etc. Usin