Marine supply stores such as West Marine and Boater's World have tags for marking anchor chains and which are dragged across the ocean bottom and through muck and salt water without coming loose. The
Gary, I would never have the nerve to do it. I've erected more than a dozen guyed towers (up to 200 feet tall) without a failure, and I wouldn't consider using screw anchors in dirt. I have seen scre
It appeared to me that both failures were probably due to the shaft being too short or the screw too small for the type of soil -or both-, so the anchor worked looser with changing soil moisture over
Not at all, although that should work well as long as the total concrete weight and size are big enough for the job. However, if you scan the archives for "protective coating" you will find a K7LXC s
Stan, As previously stated, I believe protection all the way to the surface and above the surface by concrete should work as long as the total concrete weight and size are big enough for the job. How
Wish that were so around here, Tom, but I've asked customers and employees at farm supply stores around Raleigh, NC, whether they know of any for sale, and they all say no. If you have any other idea
(skip) Thanks, Jim; right now it looks like I'll have to follow your suggestion and buy new aluminum tubing as soon as I get back onto that project. Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.co
I agree about the worth of the transit. I also bought a Sears transit and found that it does have more of a learning curve than I had expected, but after you learn all the kinks, it really makes plum
I don't know what is meant by either "juma" or "guy grip" or "lamb chop", but I do have and like Klein wire rope grips. Good stuff! However, you can pinch a finger if not careful. Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ o
I agree with you, Pete. I think three sections of unguyed Rohn 25 is pushing your luck and 4 is a no-no for me. Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towe
Not being a mechanical analyst, I can't support the statement I'm about to make, but it seems to me that rate of onset of load, rate of reversal of applied force, and compression loads caused by a cl
Now that you've asked, I can wish that the forefathers had put in some kind of enforcible rule that would tar and feather the greedy attorneys and the instigators of such suits, as well as the dam fo
However, the literature for Circad does not list his specified requirements that the program be able to output in his needed formats. It did list a useful capability of accepting other formats as inp
Yay, Kurt! Just remember, though, that not all lawyers are contributing to this problem -- It's just that 99% of them give the rest a bad image. Lyn -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalk
They can be WRONG. I also called them out twice, about a year apart. The first time, the guy traced and marked some lines that the second guy missed a year later! The reason the second guy missed wa
If I wish to aim an antenna which I am installing on my tower to favor a certain country, it would be a big help to have the correct direction. In that instance, a beam heading program would be helpf
Does anyone have any experience with these quads, or know where they can be bought without paying huge shipping fees? Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions
Can you fellows direct me to a daler for Gem Quads in the US? Thanks, Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative reques
Thanks to all who replied to my requests for info on the Gem quads. The replies were generally favorable, although several said that they have now removed the antennas from service in favor of yagis
Have done this many times. Works ok but must not try to use in vehicle if your initial spot (tower) was not in vehicle. (Vehicle air conditioner would affect reading). Tap or thump unit just prior to