A friend recommended this site, but despite somem valuable info . . . on occasion, it is a chat line and mostly SPAM. Perhaps many can hold down the BS and divert to other sites. Best - Alan, K9MBQ -
Dave - I use Mobil 1 SHC 634 Synthetic Gear and Bearing Oil in my US Tower 72 ft motorized crank-up, or alternatively Valvoline 85W-140 Sythetic gear oil. 73, Alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- ________
Try changing the length of your coax since you are close to a half wave on 40M. Also, its a good idea to use a choke on both the ant and shack ends of the coax so it does not try to act as part of th
Yep; thats how I did my TX 472 - 1 under, 2 on top. 73, alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk maili
I have one and stopped using it, even though I greased it and the mast, due to the friction/pressure on the mast for the beam and extra load on the rotator. Have gone to a fixed steel crossmember to
I have a US Tower TX-472 MDPL motorized 72 ft crank-up tower; just coming up on 4 yrs old. After setting it on a new base at a new QTH, noticed that the cables for the 2nd and 3rd sections (from the
Mine are in water proof boxes. Alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contest
Dan - I just measured mine - 27in from tower leg to end of extended winch handle; approx 6 in less from base edge to end of winch handle. Good luck. Alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- __________________
I just did this w/ a US Tower TX 472 MDP . . . which has a poitive pull-down. In fact, I pd the UST guys to do it - too hard for me. The issues are many, but if a pos pull down you have a loaded spri
You should be able to adjust with the base bolts if concerrned. - alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
Al - Having gone thru a home purchase this past yr w/ all the usual CCRs and ant/twr prohibitions, suggest that you write into your offer as a "contingency of sale" what it is you plan to do. In so d
Despite what some tower companies say, I and others I know with crank-ups use products like PreLube6 from Champion Radio or equivalent; spray cables twice/yr. Best - alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- _
TT - Pls chk your reflector as I keep getting repeats of the e-mail and one other . . . multiple times all afternoon. No other source is doing this. Thank - Alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- __________
If you know what cables will be in the several runs of PVC, an alternative is to lay them out next to the trenches and slide the PVC sections into place over the cables. Then glue them as you lay the
Figure as part of the vertical length. Best - alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list To
. . . and that US Tower person would be . . . ? I have dealt with them many times with good results, so names are important. Best - Alan K9MBQ --Original Message-- ___________________________________
No lawsuit, then no action! ARRL is not suing, so all the chatter matters not! Surely we have some attys that can handle this and force the FCC's hand?>! Alan - K9MBQ --Original Message-- ___________
I installed/built a 4 Square for 40 about a yr ago and thnk its worth all the sweat! Used DX Eng's Controller and phase box, but built verticals from 2 in alum pipe (30 ft sections) and 3/4 in alum e