See Nov 12, not nov 13. k7puc _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free,
Steve's (k7lxc) prime directive not withstanding (do what the mfr says), I think that Garry at U.S. Tower might be correct in stating "...the winch...should not be a problem"; However the real concer
I meant to say that the leverage of the two pulls have to be taken into account (added) but mathematical the formula should have been 1(.707 * .707). Whether the leverage is 1/.707 or 1(.707 * .707)
About 3 years ago when I was looking for a bigger replacement for the Fulton k1550 winch to be used with the LM470 motorized crankup, I called Fulton for their advice. I was thinking about one their
My copy of book doesn't state which edition--does that signify first edition? It does have copyright 1994. k7puc _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Se
What does the terms 4:1, 16:1 etc. for baluns really mean? Neither of these links and none of the books or articles that I have read (skimmed?) explain what happens to the reactance part of the impe
Something is out of order here? Three years ago my 20' chrome Malloy mast was shipped from California to Olympia, Wa for $700 but the shipping also include a second 20' heavy duty mast, two motorized
Can standard LMR400 be used for the rotator to tower loop which has repeated bending or should flexible LMR400 be used? k7puc _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomput
How important is it to balance the load on a rotator and which rotator is best able to withstand a completely one sided load? I have a bracket/platform under construction that will bolt to the second
I agree with w4hy. One of the reasons that I selected the LM470 was that Joel of First Call claimed that there were two cables so that the tower would not collapse if one broke. This tower was built
I have had a steel platform fabricated for mounting a rotator and beam midway up my crankup tower. I would like to have the platform hot-dip galvenized but that is not available locally. There are no
I haven't taken the time am not good at visuallizing your written description of the winch cable connection. However, it seems to me that the problem is that the cable was attached to the winch on th
Actually the winch I tested on the bench in my previous reply was a k1550. It was the winch that I replaced with the k2550 on my LM470. I suspect that my previous posting is still valid for your prob
If the crankup tower requires support on both of its ends and in the middle, how will it withstand the wind? Build a wheeled dolly or borrow a nursery plant wagon to support one end and use a tractor
It is quiet on towertalk and I have several related items that I think will be of interest to some of you? First, I met a newly licensed ham recently who had never made a qso. But he is very enthusia
Maybe, but EZNEC shows the difference between his two arrangements to be about .2 db at most! k7puc True ofcourse, but every dB counts, atleast in my book. If I don´t have to give away dB´
The concept of ground losses for vertical antennas seems unclear to me although I am aware that it has been accepted for many, many years. I refer only to ground current return and not to currents g
I wonder what the copyright laws have to say about this type of situation; when the copyright holder will not sell it to customers or a select group of customers? k7puc ______________________________
I have long wondered why so many hams brag about how "cheap" they are! The posting on TowerTalk that had the most replies in my memory was about where one could save a few pennies on the purchase of
I will appreciate a technical explanation for the manual's "bumps the motor a few times". Does the rotator actually turn when "bumped" and does the position readout stay synchronized to the rotator?