What is the wall thickness of the mast? Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http
Due to the position of my tower being very close to my house, I had to build my own raising fixture. It wasn't hard...two 8' 4x4 posts bolted together in an A frame, standing vertically behind the to
Pre-production photos, which (sadly) should have been updated by now. They are powdercoated black. It is obvious you don't own a set or you would know this? Also if they were stainless the price woul
Why not cut off the existing Rohn 25 and use a pier pin base for the new Rohn 45? it would only require drilling one hole in the center and epoxying one bolt...pretty easy. Chris KF7P reuse the concr
Flux core for outdoors (read: wind), gas in the shop. Don't try to oxy/acetylene weld it as the heat is much greater than a quick BZZT! tack from a MIG gun. I agree with about all the welding tips pr
I carry the trailer connectors, http://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/Cables.html scroll to bottom. Also I suggest some dielectric grease on the pins for easy disassembly later on. Chris KF7P ____________________
Yeah!! Good idea, use one of these, it will bring every gun owner in the county to your property: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAMiTfSU7ZA Chris KF7P As a minimum you need to do the industry accept
The locals in these parts have used this hoist with good success: http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200328855_200328855 Of course you need a platform of some sort to mount it on. Chris K
Hey Mike, Two of my buddies use this on a TX-455, and the cable goes over the pulley at the top of the biggest tower section, then down around a pulley on the bottom of the second tower section (whic
OK I need to eat my words on my last post. I called Bob and got some more info. The guys with the 50' towers, TX455, are using the 1300# hoist not the 2k hoist. It could barely pull the tower up when
Oh geez, I though we were talking about raising the tower from nested to full extension, sorry about that! Chris _______________________________________________ ______________________________________
+1. WD40, elbow grease and scotch brite work wonders. Chris KF7P Doug, I use WD40 and a green scouring pad. I wear gloves for this job because your hands will get stained. It seems to work as well as
This is the same reason why I hate using a 9" angle grinder...they can get away from you in a hurry, and when you have a disc that big spinning that fast it can go through you before you even know wh
Interesting.... So how about other towers from non- "recognized manufacturers" such as the Force 12 aluminum crank ups? (not really a tower company, I mean). I don't think you can get "real" engineer
These work pretty good, look nice too: http://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/CoaxBus.html Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk maili
An even easier way to remove the static is with a 3M ohm resistor to ground. http://www.ad5x.com/images/Articles/Static%20Bleed.pdf Chris KF7P _______________________________________________ ________
I've always thought the implementation of reviews on eHam could stand a revision. First of all, "reviews" by people who admit they do not own the product in question have no place being there and sho
Jim is right on the money. The second bearing in the middle is loose all the time until you need it to hold the bottom of the mast after raising the mast off the rotator for a rotator fix. When I put
Wait, wait...the issue is section clearance on a crank up tower, not the dis-similar metal problem. Also I would not want to drill a hole in a leg. In the tower baseplate, yes, but the leg, not so mu
I have tried a few different weather stations, so I can unequivocally tell you what NOT to get. DON'T buy anything under $300. *sigh* Unfortunately the cheap ones are total garbage. The recent one I