here are the adjuments Guy Cable Diameter 0° F 20° F 40° F 60° F 80° F 100° F 120° F Ambient Temperature 3/16 590 520 460 400 340 280 220 Guy Cable Initial Tension (lb) 1/4 980 870 770 670 560 460 36
Example: for 1/4 EHS (using Phillystrand and wire same tension) at 80° F the tension for each guy would be 460 lbs I used the "Loos Guy Wire Tensioners " from http://www.championradio.com/rigging.htm
Steve we agree with each other , Per the spec table sent to Gary: 1/4 ehs at 60F = 670# and at 80F = 560# so 70F ~= 615 # 73 Bill N1HWC _______________________________________________ _______________
I would use CCA wood 2x4 or 2x6 for weather and bug protection. 73's Bill _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerT
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Two HAMS (father and son) died yesterday putting up an antenna in the Kansas City area. Please pray for the family and remember to be safe. Newspaper <http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/story/70381
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EDWARD C. THOMAS - KC0TIG Edward C. Thomas, 66, of Kansas City, Kan., along with his son, Jacob A. Thomas, died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at home. A joint service will be 1 p. m. Friday, July 18, at the
Hey Guys. I have a rotor controller from Idiom at its a great product. Stop complaining and be thankful these guys are in business. You know how hard it is to run a small business, costs keep rising
Even if they come up with a similar antenna, were is the support structure for the item. With SteppIR you know they are in business and will be in business for time to come. So you can perhaps buy a
Or... You can put up a wire antenna in the interim and have 2 antennas when the steppIR comes in. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
I do not think you can go more that 50ft with the hazer on the 25G. If you go higher i would attach guy (rope) to the hazer as tower support. My 2 cents... the hazer has more negatives than positives
sorry not 10% (#440) !! example 1/4 at 60F is #670 tension Guy Guy Cable Initial Tension (lb) Cable Ambient Temperature Diameter 0°F 20° F 40° F 60° F 80° F 100° F 120° F 3/16 590 520 460 400 340 280
Rodger, When you said "So going to EHS over Phyllistran would more than double the pull on the tower raising cables." Thats not really apples to apples. Yes I agree 5/16 EHS #6650 has higher tensel s
DO THE MATH FIRST !! YOU WILL SEE THAT FENCE POST IS NOT SUFFICIENT. http://www.math.niu.edu/KARC/mast/ Bill N1HWC _______________________________________________ ____________________________________
Yes the temperature matters, please see the chart I sent you. 73 Bill N1HWC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Towe
Look in the local newspaper for someone doing "dirt work" they will do it for you. Also, the chance are 99% that the hole will be larger than planned. So fill that with concrete or build a frame for
Well that depends on the wind load. Using a house bracket with extra concrete should do just fine without the need of guy wires. Yes, there are folks who also get away with just concrete, but I perso
Perhaps you can and ask them ? Just curious if the rating is 100mpg were are you thinking of putting the antenna ? My gosh. 73's Bill N1HWC steppir 3 ele beam project see www.n1hwc.com ______________
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