Hi Everyone, I am in the dreaming mode (after my antenna tower crashed, see http://joyinthemorninglight.blogspot.com). Have any of you made a permanent trolley system for a guyed tower where the roto
Hi Everyone, I know this is an old thread, but I am looking at towers, and am particularly impressed with the Trylon STG towers as well. They appear to be way stronger than the Rohn 65G, and they sel
Hi Tony, I suggest you take an AM or SSB VHF (or UHF) receiver and a directional antenna to your neighborhood. You can pin point it much better with that equipment than you can with your mobile. I us
Hi Jon, I'm curious about what spacing you are using. 73, _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.c
Hi Gary, I suggest you model it with Xnec2 or Nec2 or other decent modeling program. There are likely to be some interactions. If you don't want to do that, you may be better off with an antenna that
Hi, I am having difficulty finding 100 feet of Rohn 45 or larger tower in the neighborhood of Walla Walla, Washington, but I can find heaps of Rohn 25 tower. I am considering putting a shorty 40 and
Thanks Steve, That explains a thing that was really bothering me on the 45G specs. I saw so many people putting much more than the specs allowed, and getting away with it for decades. It seems intuit
That is sad. I remember Marv's big signal on 20 meters from days gone by. I used to really enjoy reading his mail. 73, _______________________________________________ ________________________________
Hi, Back in 2004, Frank, W3LPL, passed this link on to the towertalk group to the manual for AB-105 tower. Unfortunately I can't find the document anymore on logsa's web site anywhere. Did anyone get
Hi, I was given a broken Gem Quad, which I am attempting to splint together, and it needs all new wires. I'm wondering whether to use #14, 7 strand copper clad steel or #14, 7 strand hard drawn coppe
Hi Nate, I don't know the details of the TH3Mk3, but I suspect you should be able to do it. Get your grid dip meter and tools out, and give it a shot. Seventeen meters should be pretty easy just by s
Greetings, I am planning a 100 foot tower for about 20 square feet of antennas, and possibly more later if the tower is strong enough. I'm trying to decide if I prefer Rohn 45, 55, 65, AB-105 or Stai
Hi Art, Did you put it up with a gin pole? How easy was it to erect? Did you have a big crew working on it or a small one? I have seen Rohn 45 and know that 55 is a bit heavier. I just wonder about t
Hi, I need three more 10' sections of Rohn 45G tower. I'm in Walla Walla, WA. Any leads as to where they might be obtained would be gratefully appreciated! Thanks & 73, ______________________________
Hi Dan, I think putting the coils out on the antenna will be well worth the effort. To get an idea of the advantage, have a look at the section of the ARRL Antenna Book on mobile whips and loading co
Oops! Somehow my message got sent before I was done with it! I would also encourage you to get familiar with NEC2 in some form (if you are a windows person 4NEC2 is an easy way to get started, and if
Hi All, Marv's tower had a very nice trolley system as well. I wish he was near my QTH, I'd be glad to help him out. Marv is a good man. I sure hope someone can help him out by taking down the tower.
Hi Garry, I did it successfully on a four element five band quad (20-10 meters). There were a lot of interactions though. I had to tweak quite a while to get everything to match. I started from 10 me
Hi All, I'm having a terrible time finding Rohn 45G in my local area, and am considering getting some shipped from somewhere else. How do I go about finding the cheapest way to ship it? Any other ide
Hi Gentlemen: I have to choose a top section for my Rohn 45 installation, for a quad being turned by a prop pitch. The 45AG4 (with the flat top) looks not as beefy as the other one (45AG2 I think) to