Are you endorsing the purchase of this book, Jim? I believe I saw that you had some input into it, but I've been hesitant to purchase it. Have to say, I found a Motorola tech manual that has an enti
Curious why folks don't talk about the AlphaSpid RAK and BIG RAK more.... These seem to be the answer to torque, braking, and mast clamping... ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G (318) 518-1389
I love to drool over the thought of a prop-pitch rotor... I think you may well be onto something. I lean toward the "Buy right. Buy once" approach. <smile> Hence I will be selling my '79-vintage Ta
Yep... that's the one... Haven't made it beyond Ch 4 and App B yet, but seems to answer most questions. ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-1389 __________________
Thanks Jim.... then I will likely add it to my library then. RE: the Motorola manual.... Thanks also. Since I've only studied Chapter 4 and App A, I hadn't come across any obvious specific band inf
Anyone out there have any Sommer Antenna manuals? Any series... but especially the 800 series. I am trying to build an archive of information on the XP-50x, XP-70x, and XP80x series antennas, but a
If "I" were your code enforcement officer, I would prefer to see you use a properly engineered self-supporting tower over a properly engineered foundation vs. a push-up telescopic mast bolted to a ch
Nope... not me... Not nearly enough contact for my tastes... I want a TRUE galvanized or stainless clamp that was tailored as closely to the leg diameter as I could get and AT LEAST as wide as the s
Just off the cuff, I think this would be overkill for *lightning protection*, which is why you don't see this approach in the usual commercial radio installation handbooks (e.g. R56) you don't worry
So, would I be correct in assuming in this case, that it would be "better" to have the strap bond as close to the bottom/foundation as reasonable to reduce the "parallel conductor" distance? In my ca
I'm digging that setup where you inject the waterproofing into the back half of the connector.... Those are 7/17 DIN connectors? ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G MONTAC Enterprises (318) 518-
A good question, Jim... I suppose the though is that the stainless steel through bolts that bolts the powdercoated steal clevis to the foundation rod and the aluminum tower legs, are a) not copper/a
Those are NICE... but I want to know about the ones Peter used with the threaded injection point on the back. Seems like a much better way nto make sure there are no voids in your "silicone" air/mois
Yep... the stamps are there if the rod is compliant... which is why the code says you can't cut the rods in half... the stamp is only on ONE end of the rod so it reduces cheating. __________________
Just swapped my red/black zip cord K3 power cable for a hand made 6GA twisted pair... lowered voltage drop to nil. My speaker cables in the home theater are parallel speaker wire.... they grab 17- 4
While I would like to continue this conversation, a life event occurred to us today that places discussion of the finer points of lightning/rf/electrical grounding at about #101 on our list of priori
Sure..... but I wish we'd have a reminder to trim quotes and sig block repeats, et al... On 10/21/2017 12:18 PM, k7lxc-- via TowerTalk wrote: Howdy, TowerTalkians -- I've recently had a request
30" BGL for the rod top IIRC. On inspection, the top foot or so of the rod would need to be exposed if and so the inspector could verify the compliance roll-stamping in the top end of all "approved"
Terry, Rohn used to have a manual that included the precise answers to your question. Max self-supporting heights, and it also specifically included the numbers for a tower bracketed (properly) to a
Apologize for yet another post... After reading that document again, it would appear that Rohn bracketed towers REQUIRE TWO brackets. Their specs make no provision for only ONE Rohn bracket. I susp