Anyone know where you can purchase Polyphaser's book on grounding? I can't remember the exact title but its something like "The grounds......." I tried Polyphaser and they don't sell it direct. Tom,
During the recent (July 18-25) Lone Star DX Association/Texas DX Society DXpedition to 7P8, Dave, K4SV/7P8DA, said he has his cards printed only on one side and then uses an Epson printer(?) and prog
Pardon the post, but does anyone happen to remember the name of the company that was posted on the list a month or two ago that had a large diameter electric drill you could use as a 5/8" ground rod
Jim: Try Karl Tashjian at http://www.tashtowers.com/ Karl is a former TriEx engineer. and sells the 1550 I know. Also you might want to look at the Fulton 2550 which Karl sells, has a higher rating a
Pete: Years ago at another QTH our neighborhood during a drought was invaded by rats and for some reason they chewed off everything on about a 3 ft. section of drop cable on cable TV from the pole to
http://www.localnewsonly.com/areanews/0510cox03.htm Since we have discussed HOA's before on Towertalk the above story, although not ham or tower related, is interesting about HOA's gone amuck. The or
Joe: I have several friends who have both models and have nothing but good things to say about them. Bill, W5SJ/VP2EJ used on on his mini-dxpedition to VP2 land and had wonderful results. Bill said t
Kelly: Not as contrary as it may seem. A friend of mine, Herb, WJ5D, now a SK, back in the early 90s had all of his antenna coax, rotor cable, etc. disconnected, when his 60 ft. tower took a lightnin
Fellow Tower Talkians: When we bought our current QTH in 1992 our Realtor worked with us like crazy trying to find areas that didn't have deed restrictions, CC&R's or a Homeowner's Association. Besid
Fellow Tower Talkians: Years ago when my XYL Cheryl (WY5H) and I were looking at new homes we went to one development and wound up with a sales person and her manager that were about to promise us th
http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/stories/040803dnmethomeowners.a8fd6.html Fellow Tower Talkians: The above link doesn't have anything to do with towers, but it is an attempt by the Texas Legislatu
http://www.dallasnews.com/localnews/stories/040803dnmethomeowners.a8fd6.html Fellow Tower Talkians: Some TT members were having trouble getting the above link on a story about homeowner's association
John: TriEx Towers in 1992 sent me a TB-2 "flange thrust bearing" (unknown if it was Rohn or not since I didn't see a name on the bearing and it wasn't identified on the sales invoice from TriEx by m
Van: The TB6EM I have came with an "Ultrabal" coax balun which is about the diameter of a pancake 4.5 inches by 1.5 inches thick. Paperwork I have on it gives directions how to mount, trim the leads,
Fellow Tower Talkians: XYL Cheryl (WY5H) has put the brakes on me putting up a Telrex TB6EM I recently bought because it would be almost twice as big as the Mosley beam we have up now. She says we've
Andy: In 1992 I also put up a W51. The first hole was dug by a friend of mine who owned a back hoe and didn't charge me anything to dig it. We were both adult leaders in a local Boy Scout troop and I
What worked for my XYL Cheryl (WY5H) and I was she drove around several neighborhoods where we were looking at houses and found the ones with the BIG backyard satellite dishes (this was in 1992 befor
Jon, Pete: If you're disconnecting the coax outside, don't forget about the equipment grounds. Several years ago a friend of mine in Arlington TX had all of his coax disconnected when lightning hit t