I have tried to sketch out the cable stringing of the tower using a large bag of clothespins to snap onto what I have already sketched but am not confident of being accurate. I would certainly try to
The M2 2800 rating of 35 sq feet is comparable to my own rating of 400 sq feet (on an absolute calm day!). Without a specified wind speed the rating is meaningless? k7puc ____________________________
Not only is it that the M2 rating of 35 sq feet is meaningless, also the rotational torque inertia may even be more important! See my previous posting on 4/28/06 at 9:08 am. There have been no respon
Here in the Puget Sound, that means never work on antennas!? k7puc _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
Isn't an inverted L antenna just one (Unique) configuration of a top hat vertical? k7puc _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mail
Very interesting. About 30 years ago I designed an automatic test set utilizing several thousand IC's and transistors packaged on a host of wire wrap boards in several drawers. I followed the single
No one on the SteppIR yahoogroups forum has responded to my posting. Maybe some Towertalkians are interested and knowledgable? Jerry, k3bz, sets forth an interesting concept that tuning the SteppIR e
What is your antenna objective? An alternative approach that would seem very good is a Steppir Monstr just above the tower and then another Steppir above on the mast--possibly a 4 or 3 or 2 element t
I have read and heard this countless times and often in a "bragging" manner! Is this the image that we hams should be promoting? Consider this: 1. When we apply for a tower permit, will we be using
I have read on Towertalk countless times that plenty of low loss CATV is available for free. However, I have yet to read a posting giving advice on how/where to find it. Bill, be the first to tell u
While conceptual a neat method, it doesn't work--at least for me. One reason is that it is difficult or impossible to get the antenna connection to clear the limbs on its way to the top. A second rea
True or Not True? I suspect that the rotator clamps sometimes slip because of a poor design however I doubt that any clamp on the market slips in order to prevent breaking the rotator! NO ONE RESPOND
I purchase the lead balls at either of two fishing/boating stores. They have them in 1,2,3 ounces and larger. They have an embedded wire eye for the line to be attached to. I spray paint them a brigh
True enough--except that rather than use my little Kubota backhoe I hired it done and the backhoe that was used had a hydraulic telescoping capability on the arm that holds the bucket. It would exten
I had planned on using the C31XR with separate feedlines in a SO2R operation and then became concerned about how badly the close proximity of the elements would cause interference to the second rig a
Two years ago someone snipped all but two threads of the cable wire that is used to tilt/raise my LM470 crankup. Fortunately I noticed the cut before tilting the tower down. The tower had not yet had
It depends on what is meant by "failed". The Orion rotator is prone to having the readout direction not agreeing to where the antenna is pointing. This is caused by two reasons. One is that the curre
Yes, it is normal. The tower's center of gravity must lie outward from the tower to beyond the hinge bolts for the gravity to exert force to tilt the tower over without external force. I use an autom
Would you please explain how it works and how you use it, i.e. Does the spray from the can that misses the cable puddle up so it can then soak into the cable on the far side, bounce off the catcher b
Some readers may be confused because some postings refer to using a jack begin tilting the tower while other postings refer to using a pry bar. The LM470 tower tilt raising fixture is a special case