i am looking for a source of information about providing ac power to my radio room. i have probably missed it somewhere in the arrl handbook. wanting to run supply @220v for 3 amplifiers and 2 power
a friend of mine wb5jio, makes a system simular to the hazer but with his, once you are on the ground level, it will fold over. no more climbing another 20' to work on your antenna. his also has prov
the device does in fact lower all of the way to the ground level, about 3 ft off of ground. and unlike yous where you must use a ladder to still get to the antenna or climb the tower 8 ft, this model
ok, here is my 2 cents worth. i have been following rohn on the stock market for the past 6 months or so. it is true rohn is downsizing, however, the enclosure division will be in mexico. also anothe
i used a good heavy chisel and 3lb hammer. seemed to work ok with 5/16" cable.......use sone electric tape and the ends wont bee sharp. also remember there is a lot of memory in that stuff, so when y
thr groung at the shack should also be bonded to the tower grounds. all three grounds off the legs of the tower should be a few feet away from the base and also bonded. try to use at least #4 solid c
try not to pour when the wx is expected to freeze for at least a week. if you pour and it does freeze, try to cover it with some old tarps. i am not a concrete man but there is a web site <A HREF="ht
there is a fake owl on the ILS array at shawnee oklahoma airport and it is covered with bird poop. i get birds on my tower and antennas but seems the only problem i have had is some bird poop on the
smart thinking, i have taken the thrust bearing and loosy installed on the shaft so i wouldn't have such a small target.............the goal idea has to be the most innovative so far and a lot cheape
forget the tower and sell it to me, cheap...........not really, i am no tower expert, however, i looked at rohns website and i think you can find the information you need or something that is useful
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I think I beams may be a better choice than pipe....I have seen I beams on a 300 ft commercial tower and it was a nice install....i used 6" pipe 14' long for my elevated guy posts. i had the holes du
it is on a rohn 25g at a total height of 60 ft. i use 3 sets of guys @ 20' 40' and the top at 60'......i know that is overly cautious but i was unable to spread guys to 60% of the height....my antenn
I used elevated guy posts because of area problems as well. my tower installation is on a rohn 25g at a total height of 60 ft.? i use 3 sets of guys @ 20' 40' and the top at 60'......i know that is o
to change the subject a little from junior bush, in the past, i have seen homebrew fold-over pipe masts.....looked like about a 4-6ft base consisting of 2 verticle spaced pipes anchored in the ground
new poles i have seen prior to installation have #4 solid copper wire tacked to the side of the pole and running its length. on the bottom of the pole the wire is laid into a spirial on the base. loo
1/4 tubing will be hard to find but i think you best bet is texas towers david howard k5qwo _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers"
i have 3 tower bases poured. i just have 2 sections in concrete right now but here is the rundown. i hand built all 4 rebar cages from 1/2-5/8" rebar (some i bought and some scraps). the cages are ju
Dan, in my previous tower base as well as the 3 basses I currently have & 1 planned, I used rebar cages AND the course fiber with #4000 concrete. Let me explain why I did it this way The reason I use