Author: "Douglas M. Ruz Sobrado" <co8dm@frcuba.co.cu>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:12:49 -0400 (CDT)
Hi Group !!!, I would like build a 70 ft Self Supporting tower...Unfortunately towers are not available here, so, i need build it by my self. I need some diagrams, pictures, etc. I am looking for lig
Author: "Douglas M. Ruz Sobrado" <co8dm@frcuba.co.cu>
Date: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 14:41:15 -0400 (CDT)
Hi Don, Thanks for the information. I will look... I live in the middle of the city, so, i can´t install a 70 ft guyed tower...i need a self supporting design for light weight antennas... I am buildi
Hi Rick, Thanks for your ideas... What about 90 degrees Galvanized Angle Iron for a 4 legs tower??? I think i can get some HD tubing from High Pressure boilers but not galvanized... 73....Douglas, CO
Hi Charlie and the group !!!, YES !!!!....The windmill is a great idea !!!. I have been looking for a windmill tower...it is very curious, my town is called "The Village of the Windmills". A lot of w
Yes Ken !!!, Windmill towers are available here...i am looking for one or two and then modify to reach 60 or 65 ft. I think it is my best choice down here. 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo que haya algu
Hello, I would like a tower in my property but i can not buy a Rohn or any other tower, so, I WILL BUILD ONE...or will try build one. I have many galvanized tubes, 7 ft long, 1 1/32 inch diameter and
Hello everybody !!!. Thank you very much for all ideas !!!...it is amazing...i am learning a lot. Let me try give more information to all of you. FIRST, Bryan, WA7PRC, you are absolutely RIGHT..."Rei
Great idea Angel !!! 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo que haya alguna emoción más intensa para un inventor que ver alguna de sus creaciones funcionando. Esa emoción hace que uno se olvide de comer, de d
Hello everybody !!!!, I am still trying to build a tower... I found many Aluminum tubes here...they are 6 ft long and 1 1/2 inch diameter with 0,08 inch wall...those tubes have been working in a heat
Hello, I am building a multiband yagi and i am looking for stainless or galvanized hardware: Screw, nuts, hose clamps, U bolts, etc Somebody know where to buy in the US ??...any website?? Cheaper as
Hi, Thank you everybody for all information, links and ideas. 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo que haya alguna emoción más intensa para un inventor que ver alguna de sus creaciones funcionando. Esa emoc
Hi, I would like read your ideas. I have few 10 ft section of a tower (it is like a Rohn 25G). I would like install few section over some part of my roof...The roof is concrete...as you know many hou
Roger, It is very interesting...do you have any link to ordering on-line???...Many hams in my country need such items...we can buy for an small group here. 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo que haya algu
Sorry for my english, I can not change the distance from the base to the anchor points...it is 14 ft only. My question is: Can install 3 tower sections (10ft long each) if my anchor points are 14 ft
Thank you Roger !!!, Yes, i have a couple of friends in south FL...they can do the order and find someone to bring down to CO land. 73....Douglas, CO8DM P.S: Yes, i will replace the PC battery to avo
Thanks everybody for your assistance !!!!. GREAT idea Gerald !!!!...i think 4 guys is my best solution...i re-measure the roof today and it is a little bit larger...it is 24.3 ft by 42 ft (it is from
Hi, I have been visiting Fastenal and McMaster websites today...both are great sites to get SS antenna hardware. Not to much difference about the prices...not sure about quality. I got some SS U bolt
Author: "Douglas M. Ruz Sobrado" <co8dm@frcuba.co.cu>
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:22:11 -0400 (CDT)
Hi, I am working in a vertical for low bands (160, 80 and 40m)...i am using a combination of 1 1/2" OD aluminum tubes to build a 54 ft high vertical. I am looking for UV resistant rope for guying...w
I am trying to get the "550 Paracord"...it is not available here but will see what i can do to get it... I read/hear many people used in verticals and it is strong and UV resistant and very cheap com
Hello TTers, We are planning work during next CQWW SSB contest. We install all antennas very close of the atlantic ocean...it is a great place with clear path to EU and NA. Our main problem is low ba