If you have a fence company locally that builds their own gate frames etc. that are special sizes, I bet they have a great rust preventer and help with suggestions along cleaning rust also. 73, Georg
I love the Tower Talk Reflector. I would also love to NOT see anymore BPL exchanges or political nuances. Thanks for helping to rid the reflector of such. 73, George KR5C ____________________________
No sir, not by any stretch of the imagination. George KR5C stands High available HF any _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "W
I sincerely hope that you would not vote against anyone for the reason indicated. BPL is inconsequential compared to the other apects of the present political upcoming. 73, George KR5C -- Original Me
PLEASE, this horse has been dead for a long time. Ask your local concrete supplier what is best, he lives in your area and has experience and knowledge. Thanks, George KR5C __________________________
Hi Yuri. I have been turning a TH7, D3W and 2el Cushcraft 40M beam with a Ham IV for 25 years. I replaced the ring gear and added the super brake part. I have forgotten what it is called. Also have a
This is old data from a 1978 Rohn tower catalog. It states that Rohn 25 with 20 PSF wind load, No ice will self-support @ 44.7 ft. With 2SF of antenna added at the apex it will self-support @ 37.6 ft
Thank you Tom. Hope this completes guying a freestanding tower. George KR5C "The taking of privileges away from those hams who qualified for them is just about as outrageous as is the giving away of
Amen to that JM. One BPL attempt has already failed but that doesn't stop legislators who need to feed their egos instead of watching the pocket books of the people who put them where thaey are. 73,
PLEASE, I certainlydon't need this and I have seen Steve take things off that were much nearer to towers than this. Hope he does this one also. George You are 100% Texan if you have heard this: You w
Makes me wonder why tower manufacturers will make "house brackets" and not make them 25feet long. George _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Suppo
Hi Keith. My foundation is also flat and has been in use since December 1978. It shows no rust on my Rohn tower and it is in a flower bed that gets watered regularly. This is not a rebuttal to puttin
Dick, I have done it both ways and can't positively say one is better than the other. I think the most important thing is to keep them as short as possible. If they have to be 2-3 ft long I would sug
Maybe if you need to do more grounding in the future you could investigate the use of ground rods that are installed in the horizontal position. I forget all the ramifications but this method is used
The best dug, most nearly square, perfect depth, undercut perfect, 5 sack cement and anything else all the comments put into a foundation is only as good as the anchor bolts. I have not heard one sin
John, do you have a best method for knowing how the internal state of the legs will be? Thanks for the posting. 73, George KR5C _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscompu
Rick this is a bit off the subject but I have stradled railroads before and it definetly had an effect on the directionality of my received signal. When we think of interstate driving being somewhat
Darn, I think I did it and sent the entire issue. My apologies to all. George, KR5C _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wirel
I'm no welder nor a metalergist. It would seem to me that the experience I was exposed to in 39 years of maintenance in chemical industry that a welder experienced in stress relief would be able to m
Tom, my PT-2 resides on "4". I didn't put a lot of pressure to try and move it down to "0" but I believe it is at it's normal resting position. This guage was not intended to measure down that low I