1. I have Andrews 7/8 Helix from the shack to the tower top. What coax (with type N connectors) would you recommend to go up the mast to the antenna? 2. I can install my rotor and SteppIR control cab
Contact K4XS, he deals a lot with guy cable and turnbuckles. His email is cqtestk4xs@aol.com and his name is Bill Kollenbaum. I have dealt with him and I am satisfied. Fred Mott, AB8AH HelloI am putt
What is a "back guy" on a tram? I would assume a helper. I will be putting up a 4 element SteppIR using a 6' X 6' aluminum tram trolley suspended by 4 pulleys. Fred, AB8AH Always use a back guy on a
What would be a good separation distance for a 4 element SteppIR at 157 feet and a full wavelength (80 Meters) diamond loop (its' plane perpendicular to earth) below the SteppIR on the same tower. I
Here's what I could find. Fred Mott, AB8AH <prev [Date] next> [Advanced] <prev [Thread] next> Re: [TowerTalk] Ham IV Rotor from [Brad Pioveson] [Permanent Link][Original] Tim, in the old Ham II rotor
Don't pump your concrete. A lot of cement contractors have a mobile buggy that is gasoline propelled. I had concrete poured that way a couple of times. The cement truck stays on the edge of the highw
I operated a MARS station (AB8AH - 1st Bde 1st Inf Div) in Phouc Vinh than in Quan Loi, Viet Nam during 1967 and 1968. There were no trees at both locations near our towers (100 ft Rohn 25G and a 70
PC Magazine's Technology Trends & News Analysis has a short article "The Net Over Power Lines" tells about the Manassas, Virginia system and about new technologies that include 100 Mbps BPL services.
Look in the ARRL Handbook, chapter 30 of the 2004 handbook has a table called "Guy Wire Lengths to Avoid". I am sure this table can be found in the older or newer versions of the ARRL Handbook. Fred
I am in the process of constructing a new shack on the second floor of my garage. The radio operating room is 24 ft X 13 ft and 8 ft 3 inches high on the second floor. Presently 2 X 6 studs on the se
I recently had 13 sections of Rohn 45G re-galvanized and purchased 2 additional sections of Rohn 45G. Some of the re-galvanized sections had excessive zinc on the inside and made it rather hard to re
My turnbuckles have a locking nut on each end. They also have a 2 inch PVC shield over the turnbuckles to protect them from the acid rain here in NE Ohio. Fred, AB8AH I put the figure-8 of cable thro
I just received an e-mail form info@wirelessestimator.com and the FCC is considering numerous conservation groups' requests to restrict guyed towers height to less than 200 feet. Check it out, http:/
I put up a 4 element SteppIR using a two lines spaced 6 feet apart. The lines were 1/2 inch nylon trucker's rope. I used my son-in-law's New Holland Backhoe to snug up the tram lines and my Grandson
Bill, the answer to your question is in Chapter 5 of the ARRL 20th edition of the ARRL Antenna Book. The nonmagnetic shield is "to maintain loop balance with respect to ground, by forcing the capacit
I have a 155' of Rohn 45G at my qth with 4 sets of 1/4" EHS (with Insulators) torque to 590 lbs and there is no slack in the lines. 73's Fred Thanks, Frank. Good info. I'm still curious, though. Is t
I would like to thank everyone that responded to my distress call for a Hubbell-Kellems support grip. I appreciate your time and effort. I even received an email from Hubbell which should be helpful