Another option to consider... A few years ago, when Cell Dude knocked on our door about leasing space on our tower, we knew there could be issues. But we did not know how desperate the Cell Folks mig
If you are close-in to a population center, and have a tower(s) that is "grandfathered" in from many years ago, before CC&Rs, before all the outrageous abusive fascist controlling city/county plannin
It's worth checking with local colleges & high schools athletic dept's for "worn out" vaulting poles. They require replacement often for safety purposes. Say the right words and you might get a coupl
People *customarily* talk to each other. No question about that. Thus, amateur radio is one aspect of Constitutionally Protected Free Speech. Furthermore, if your hearing is at all impaired (think al
Wonder if any of y'all with this problem have ever tried coating the mating mast and clamp interface with Red Loctite? Real cheap to try it. Does a terrific job of preventing movement in bolts & nuts
If you just won the Lottery, might look at this... http://www.3starinc.com/rohn_25g_10_foot_insulated_base_tower_section_r-25rg.html?category_id=96 Don N7EF __________________________________________
Back in the early 80's (?), article was published in one of the ham mags, by well-known ham believe it was N6 (something). He had taken a 2-el quad on a trailer crank-up, as his reference antenna, se
One of y'all with a good library of QST, 73, CQ and Ham Radio should be able to find it... Don N7EF _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tow
Sorry, that was 30 or so Alzheimerized years ago. The question *today* is how do you get some good comparison antenna data without buying into an antenna range, and procuring-setting up all the anten
Would you believe mobile crank-up tower 100-years ago...?? Scroll down to Photo Nr. 9 http://myscienceacademy.org/2013/01/09/american-cities-a-century-ago-34-photos/ Don N7EF ________________________
Our 80' Rohn 25 with 4 guy sets has been up since 1977. The lower guy set is 3/16 stainless looked good, came with the used tower, and had been up previously for a few years in KH6). There is zero ru
Has implications for coax, rotor/switching/steppir control wires, etc...... http://www.businessinsider.com/crazy-ants-invading-southeastern-us-2013-5 Don N7EF ________________________________________
I still think the old, disconnect everything along with a good ground is the best approach. It's certainly the safest 73 Roger (K8RI) ....unless the strike occurs while you're unscrewing that PL-259.
We picked-up an at-least-third-hand Tri-Ex 3-54 crankup with a bad sheave in 1975. Airplanes use a lot of sheaves/cables for control systems. Took the old sheave to local airport repair business wher
This effect might explain the phenomenon of "working someone on your dummy load." You may be just "working" your tribander 100-odd feet out in the yard, while your e.g. tribander is doing the heavy l
This might also be a consideration in antenna testing. If there are *any* other antennas in the near field, e.g., on the ground or on saw horses for example, the performance of a test antenna might b
If the soil is questionable, you could always screw in 2, 3, 4,...N such anchors adjacently, lash their eyes together with a big chain, or some other HB conglomerized bracket, and attach the guy to *
Not knowing their level of budget, schedule, or desperation, when the ISP_Dude came by our QTH seeking tower space, we quoted him a price 3-times what it was actually worth - for the entire site: lan
If parts were missing, parts didn't fit, adjustments didn't adequately adjust, or they had to send it back 3 times under warranty...that is valuable information for the consumer... Don N7EF _________
The W0MLY switch we had (briefly) died from corrosion when water got inside the box.... Don N7EF _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerT