I'm in the process of planning for a tower installation. I know that many vendors sell masts and costs are reasonable, but shipping is a killer! The local specialty metals distributor has what I want
Cable locating has been in place many years. When I was an engineering CO-OP student working at BellSouth doing location (many years ago), our rule was that we ONLY located the easement. We did not l
I Florida, we have relatively low property taxes and energy rates and no state income tax. The state's balance sheet is healthy. How's the situation in Michigan? I do NOT want to go ask for more serv
Thanks to everyone who helped me find a suitable mast! I'm looking for someone in South Florida to share a ~20' heavy duty antenna mast - 2" OD, 0.25" wall 1026 DOM tubing, galvanized. Half of it (ab
No matter the claims of many logical thinking, well meaning people on this list, there has evidently never ever been any scientific evidence that this works. Sorry, I suspect the physicists here aren
Can someone recommend a substitute (or a source) for Buryflex? I called The Wireman and Davis today and they're out of stock until the end of September. 73, Mickey, N4MB _____________________________
That, sir, is first class customer service and great communication. I will check with them tomorrow or await your restock. Your product speaks for itself - I spoke with the lady manning the phones in
Hi, Dick, Where do you suggest I find tubing of suitable strength for 140MPH/3 second, 22 square foot antenna load? Schedule 80 pipe isn't strong enough, according to my calculation. Have you found a
I live in a neighborhood with lots of expensive boats and owners who will do everything to keep them pristine. I've seen plastic owls, snakes, mirrors, those big circle "eyes" and even had a neighbor
1. PB Blaster penetrating oil, soak, let it sit overnight, maybe twice. Use the proper size allen wrench. 2. Heat. Get a heat gun (preferably) or a torch (be careful!) and make it very hot - turn it
Avoid the use of WD40 for outdoor lubrication altogether. WD40 is a mixture of paraffin and machine oil with a binder - it was invented in the 1940's as a anti-corrosive preservative. It was "state o
Gee, Billy, you sound like my ex-wife. I'm sorry if I hurt the feelings in the WD-40 sensitive part of your brain. You are right and I was wrong. How's that? Feel better now? Is it those extra hydrog
As I move glacially forward with my telescoping tower installation, I'm going to ground all coax shields at the base of the tower. I wonder, however, about the wisdom of grounding coax at the top of
Careful not to "under-think" the situation. Think about the weather where you live, wherever that is. It gets hot - metal expands at one rate, concrete at a slightly different rate. It rains. Rain wi
Johnny, The State of Florida has codified PRB-1 as well. Additionally, there is a City statute that specifically says that height restrictions in my zoning area are not applicable to amateur radio ma
You can check this out for yourself by following the section titled, "CHECKING THE ROTATOR FROM THE GROUND" in the manual which you can download here: http://www.hy-gain.com/man/pdf/T-2X.pdf <http://
Congratulations, Hans! Perhaps after you have your tower up, you'll share your winning strategy? I'm only in day 10... certainly uncertainty awaits! 73, Mickey N4MB On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 11:45 PM,
I certainly understand Wilson's inferred complaint that government isn't responsive to the wishes of the people. If we look at the election results over the past few years, and how the incumbent cand
While I await the City of Fort Lauderdale's permit decision about my tower, I have some decisions to make... I have a CDE HAM-III rotator as well as a Yaesu G-1000DXA. I have disassembled and reassem