Just received approval from our zoning board to increase tower height from 40 to 65 ft according to new statute in Pennsylvania. We plan to replace our 433HD with a TX455, which I am told will swap o
Anyone know of a responsive person at US Towers familiar with the Ham line of towers. I am having difficulty getting past the front line sales lady with a special request. We want to order a TX455 wi
Anyone know of a dealer selling new rotors without the controller. Specifically the yaesu line. Replacing my rotor and don't need the controller. Would prefer to save some money. Fred K3BHX _________
Just putting up a new TX455. The base plate comes with 3 nuts on each long bolt embedded in the concrete. Question is: Do 2 nut belong below the baseplate for locking the level, and one nut above the
Thanks. Appreciate your response. Fred K3BHX long bolt embedded in the concrete. Question is: Do 2 nut belong below the baseplate for locking the level, and one nut above the plate, or the other way
I do not know of any drawings with exact measurements. The installation directions that come with it do not have that kind of detail. If you cannot get drawings from the factory, let me know and I wi
Dale. I am currently out of town. I will get home late Sunday and will measure for you on Monday if you still need it Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _____________
Great. Good luck with it. Fred Fredric Thank you some one else sent me the info so I think I am all set now. Dale -- Original Message -- From: "Fredric T Serota" <fserota@msn.com> To: "Tower and HF a
The paperback is not available until July. Fred, K3BHX --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dan Bookwalter Sent: Thursday
Shopping for new connectors for my new antenna project, I am finding that there are a lot of different connectors to choose from. Even if one settles on (1) Amphenol (2) silver plated (3) Teflon conn
Have a 55 ft tower rated at 18 sq ft (TX 455) a 15 ft mast and a 150 LB - 17 sqft multiband beam (SteppIR DB36). Question is how far up the mast should I mount the antenna? Would like to get to at le
Thanks for responding. Actually, I have read and re-read "Up The Tower" several times. It actually doesn't give specifics about where on the mast to go. I don't understand why they sell 15' reinforce
Anyone know how to get through to SteppIR? I have left 4 messages on answering machines, and emailed 3 times and get no reply all week. Have been calling on 425-453-1910. Fred K3BHX _________________
Although I saw the slide show that was given at Dayton put up on the net, It left out some important specs,, specifically its weight and windload. It appears to be the same elements as on the DB36 wi
Just finished building new SteppIR DB36 and mounting on new TX455. First time lifting tower vertical, it went up about half way and the motor slowed to a stop. Tried bringing it down partly, then ful
Anyone have any instructions or parts list for conversion of MD750- from 120v as it comes from the factory to 220v? Would appreciate any information. Fred, K3BHX _____________________________________
two quick questions: 1. Most of the lightening protectors for rotor controls and the SteppIR control lines involve exposed screw heads (albeit stainless) and bare lugs. Are folks spraying these conne
Has anyone wired the control box of a US Towers MD750 to control the lowering of the tower from the house(shack). Although the company sells a remote control, they do not seem to want to sell it, imp
Anyone have an idea of the radiation pattern obtained with the SteppIR 80 meter dipole on the DB36. Which way to point the antenna? Fred K3BHX _______________________________________________ ________