Just how strong are ceramic egg insulators when used on tower guy wires? It doesn't seem right that these could stand 1000 lbs.+ of pull. What type should I use on my tower? KB3X ____________________
Why are gin poles for assembling for example, Rohn 25, so expensive? The Rohn one is over a thousand dollars and even the kits are $250 and don't include the tube. Isn't it just a pulley, rope, pipe,
My 70 ft. tower is going to be 5 feet from the corner my house with several runs of coax from the tower base to the radio room. Those runs will each be about 25 feet long to the radio. To start out I
You can find 198 feet spools of #4 bare solid wire for $114 on E-Bay right now. That's $0.57 per foot. -Drax KB3X _______________________________________________ _____________________________________
A local ham told me to get some heavy duty hood springs from a 1950-1960's car and put them between my guy wire equalizer plates and earth anchors. This is to "prevent backlash" during storm force wi
Has anyone else had any problems ordering from Texas Towers lately? Seems my backordered purchase is in its fourth week. _______________________________________________ ______________________________
Could someone recommend what puller tool I would need to beg, borrow, or buy to pull a thrust bearing apart with to re-pack it with grease? I'm not that familiar with bearings or whether the tool use
This one is labeled as "Falnir LCJ 1-15/16" New Britain, Conn." I need to locate a ring to clamp the mast to the thrust bearing. The original is missing. Any ideas on where to find one? As far as re-
- Tower Jack Combo for Sale - I have acquired an extra Tower Jack from WB0W. It's the combo leg aligner and section puller device. Still in original packaging - never opened. $150 shipping included.
Well as amateurs we have repeaters all over the place co-located for free. To maintain that amateur-to-commercial relationship and good will I would allow them to use it for the deal offered if it we
2.0:1 SWR is great. However, anything under a 5.0:1 SWR is negligible loss at HF frequencies. Fighting it lower is a pursuit of diminishing returns. Feed your antennas with ladder line and a tuner o
I ran my 1.5kw amp into a kilowatt capable antenna tuner then into wire antennas all the time. Your SWR is only going to be perfect 1:1 on one specific frequency only. Jumping 0.3 SWR across any band
How do you mount the PolyPhaser IS-RCT rotor transient suppressor? I was going to put it into the plate in my box just like my flange mount coax suppressors, but there are no mounting holes on this t
Could someone provide or direct me to the instructions on the correct use of a gin pole having a single clamp? I am using the WB0W "GP2HD Closed" device. ( See http://www.wb0w.com/wb0winc/ginpole.htm
Thank you, that makes sense. I have never seen one being used - that is my problem. The "loop over the top" part meant that I was trying to lift up the pole and clamp with the clamp near the bottom o
As I was working on my tower today I was thinking these questions: Has anyone ever fallen and been "arrested" by their harness? If so, what was the outcome? This is a serious question: Did the harnes
I have an additional question: Is it ok to be clamping the lanyards onto the Z bars of Rohn 25G? My lanyards hooks won't fit around the tower legs. Even so it would still be relying on those welds. A
I have got my 65-foot, Rohn 25g tower built up to the 30' level -- uninjured and not dead thanks to this forum. Many of you have been very helpful. Thank you. It's time to install the first set of gu
Alfred, My thoughts exactly. I used to foolishly connect to the Z braces, but not anymore. If I am hooking around the tower legs instead, at least, I'll have to break FOUR Z brace welds each foot I f
The instructions with my Rohn equalizer plates say to "Stake All Nuts After Assembly." What does that mean? I know to run some wire through the turnbuckles, but this is about the nuts holding the tur