I have an US Towers HD33 back by my shed. In excellent condition. Just upgraded to a TX455 due to change in our zoning law allowing us to go to 60 feet. Free to a good home. Fred, K3BHX _____________
Suggest trying Barker and Willamson's folded dipole. They have three or 4 varieties, some made of stainless wire for very tough climates. The longest is approximately 120' and fives a flat SWR under
Correction, the Barker and William's antenna is 180' long, comes in copperweld or stainless, for amateur or commercial use (not sure the difference here other than price) and is designated the BWD-18
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I replaced the K1550 on my US towers 55 ft crank over a few years ago with a K2550. Now it needs repair or replacement and I was thinking or using the KW3000 as an upgrade and because the handle woul
I am talking about the tilt over of a 455 tower. The raising and lowering is done by a motorized winch that comes with the tower. Fred, K3BHX --Original Message-- From: Steve Jones Sent: Monday, Janu
Any one with experience replacing their Fulton winch with an electronic winch? Any recommendations appreciated. I changed to a worm drive, but it is even harder to turn. Too stiff for a drill attachm
Thank you all for great ideas and now I appreciate N6RK's great ideas and site. Fred, K3BHX --Original Message-- From: Bryan Swadener Sent: Friday, June 28, 2013 10:41 PM To: towertalk@contesting.com
Like many on this list, I have changed my Fulton 1550 winch on my US Towers TX 455/TRX80 to a 2550 and then a drill driven 3000 worm gear. But the Hawg drill ate the winch on the second lifting opera
I am now 70. I bought a motorized drop down, tilt over tower with EZ tilt on top that allows me to bring my DB38 flat onto the ground (or several horses). Glad I did, as I have had to service it more
Hi Everyone, There is a plethora of literature on how to place PL259s properly and easily and many gadgets on the market that help. But I have accumulated a bunch of short cables that I dont use anym
I recently had an issue with intermittent SWR spiking. After running down all the connectors, checking for water seepage and replacing the coax switch and lightening arrestor, I finally found the iss
It is well past time for me to replace the cables on my 455. Is anyone aware of a video or you-tube instruction on how to do it? Fred Serota, K3BHX _______________________________________________ ___
Can anyone recommend someone who might take on the job of changing over the cables on my TX455. I have the cable kit from US Towers. The tower will lay over to horizontal on cinderblocks for easy mai
I am changing out a Marathon motor for a new a Leeson 110023, recommended by US Towers and said to be a replacement for the Marathon by Leeson. But the wiring is difficult and complex and not easy to
Problem solved. The father/son team of Jon (AA1K) and Adam Zaimes returned (without charge) and had everything working in under an hour. Fantastic guys. I now have a wiring diagram if anyone else is
Is there no way to "boil" off the solder? Or dissolve it? I have a whole bucket full of PL-259s with 1/4" coax sticking out. Seems like a waste. There's a future here for someone. Fred, K3BHX It's no
I just put up a 13-6. Well made. Fun to put together. Flat SWR on all bands. Slightly smaller than my DB 36. So far out performing my old antenna but Ill find out for sure this weekend in CQWW Get Ou
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