Hello If I could impose for some information: 1. I bought a NOS HyGain TH3 MK4 and started assembling it today. The very first joint I tried to clamp was an element tip, where the small 1/
Thanks! Byron, You can probably get the balun spec from Cal-Av Labs directly. They have moved to Tucson, AZ. Send your enquiry to info@calav.com. 73, Dennis K6IFB --Original Message-- ______________
Hello I have an unused Rohn BX series tower for sale. It consists of the bottom 4 sections and the top 2 sections. It is missing the 2 sections in between. It has never been taken out of the ship
Hello I am sure everyone is well aware, but let me say this regarding the direct burial cables- The good ones, such as LMR400DB, have a sealant material that will eventually migrate into the diele
Hello I thought I would ask just to be sure. I brought home some NOS Belden RG-9A/U coax, still on a 1000' reel. The reel was stored inside in a radio shop in Okla City, and the wooden spool showed
Hello I thought I would post this for any comments that may help me to understand what may be going on. What started it all is that years ago I stored away some unused Plastoid RG-13A/U 75 ohm coax
Hello Today I hauled home 12 of 55G tower sections. Three of the sections were different: 1. They had 10 horizontal braces as opposed to the normal qty of 8.
Hello( Preface: I will be the first to admit that I do not wish to get outside of any manufacturer ratings and make improper substitutions. This post is only to receive comment and to try and learn s
Hello I have a basic question regarding the Rohn equalizer plates: Why are some made to pivot (split halves on a mounting bolt through rod anchor eye), and why are some fixed (larger size plate weld
Hello I am putting together a HyGain TH-7DX that I have had stored, unopened, for many years. I researched the Tower Talk archives and found some recommended dimensions, taken from an email wrote on
Hello I thought I would ask here first - my question is about a good balun to use. I feel I should not use the BN-86 balun that is supplied with the TH-7DX, I have read too many bad things about it.
Hello I am rebuilding an old weathered Cushcraft D-40 "World Ranger" rotary dipole. The 2 loading coils are what I have questions about: 1. The heat-shrink covering on both of the loading coils
Hello I have the heaviest version of the Trylon "Titan" 72' self supporting tower. It has been up about 9 years approx. About 3 years ago this tower experienced winds of about 100 MPH, as my locati
Hello I plan to install a Rohn 45-G tower on an existing concrete base. (The concrete base is actually larger than the base specified for my planned height.) I wanted to ask what would be an acc
Hello I am putting up a 55G guyed tower using 3 of the GB-55G guy brackets. I will be using 5/16" guy wire at all 3 levels. My questions are these: 1. I have the TB-55 torque arms and am conside
Hello For years I have used the 2" OD, 6061-T6, 1/4" wall x 24' long aluminum masts to stack VHF and UHF antennas. I have seen these take a bend a time or two over the decades. I wanted to ask:
Thanks everyone for the numerous replies, with suggestions and information, on my choices for the long masts. Byron WA5THJ _______________________________________________ ________________________
HelloI am assembling an older TH3MK4 that had sat new in the box a number of years. I do not like the stainless hose clamps for securing the small, thick aluminum tubes on the 15 meter traps (where t
HelloI am planning an installation and wanted to ask if: 1. Is 10' of vertical separation (on my 2" mast) enough to avoid interaction issues between an (Cusgcraft A3-WS with 30 meter kit, bottom ante
HelloI am preparing some feedlines for my two towers and the installation of about 10 tower mounted (mostly VHF/UHF) antennas. I will be using 1-5/8", 7/8" and 1/2" heliax, all going back to N-type c