Guess what its not the LAW its regulations. Its UNWRITTEN Regulations which hamper the Hobby and community service. When the zoning office says you need this, then says now you need some thing more.
Arliss, I would look at the Rohn specs. at http://radiancorp.com/ROHNNET/rohnnet2004/html2004/index.html for base details. Looks like the base is CB2 = 2'6x2'6x4' deep, but you should check it for yo
Perhaps this will help your case, Rohn letter stating that tower failure is 1/2 to 1/3 height. see Rohn Letter on Fall Radius of a Guyed Tower at http://www.antennazoning.com/_mgxroot/page_10748.html
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Guys think about what you are saying SWR 8:1 !! So what does the tuner do? , tune the antenna ? or Presents a match for the radio to operate ? If you tune an antenna and have an SWR of 8:1 how much d
The NEW Rohn spec. direct from the engineering office shows 10 - #7 vertical rebar, thats 7/8" !!! I used that today for my project with 4 - 1/2 rebar making a 2'3x2'3 frame. I did not what to do use
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*All this talk of grounding reminded me that my phone line were not protected. So I found a 4 line surge box for under $30 , the manufacture also make for less lines but this is a nice price. *Module
I am trying to mount my 45g guy brackets but having a hard time getting the bracket to grasp the legs properly near the end by the shackle. It seems the bracket gap is about 2mm for each leg. I readj
I have a friend (will not say his call sign) who believes that if you can't do a full grounding system (building halo, rods every 16 ft, etc) is is better NOT to ground your antenna system and just d
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Well I just mounted steppir 3 ele on the new tower and the next day we had a storm with 30+ mph winds. The beam is now of by aprox. 10 degrees. What can I do to fix this ? 73's Bill _________________
The rotor is a yeasu dxa1000 so a realignment is not an option. Also I have a 2m ssb above it so it would be nice to have both pointing same direction. Either way, I will have to move the beam, but n
All you need to do us connect the guy grips and tumbles on one end then the other side. Thumble to Thumble. Contact texastowers.com for parts. 73's Bill ______________________________________________
I know that ARRL has a tower safety book, but I would like to see them put out a Video (DVD) that is professionally done. I think it would help many of us. Bill N1HWC ________________________________
Nice ebay deal on a harness see http://cgi.ebay.com/safety-harness-tool-belt-restraint-5-point-bags-climb_W0QQitemZ290129511820QQihZ019QQcategoryZ53153QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotoh
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Just wondering what kind of tower was his accident from ? I know the height information, but was looking for frame size (ie. Rohn 25) ? I know that my Rohn 25 did not have much leg room compared with