Hats off to Steve! Thank you Steve for taking your personal time to administer towertalk. Towertalk has been a great help to me by covering antennas and tower issues. I enjoyed your first Dayton cove
I am very happy with mine. I easily worked XR0X and VP6DI last Sunday. When I was playing around during the ARRL DX Phone contest I was surprised how competitive it was on 15 meters. Best Regards, Je
When I was planning on putting up a Universal Tower they could not provide adequate engineering plans for me to obtain a permit in the Seattle area. US Tower provided great support in this area. ____
This antenna has performed and "I believe" it will outperform other commercial yagis with a similar boom length. To date the company has provided great support. If all goes well in the next few month
It is optimized for the frequency you are operating. It re-adjusts while you are tuning the band. You should have the controller connected to the rig. If not you have to press a button. I do not have
It is optimized for the frequency you are operating. It re-adjusts while you are tuning the band. You should have the controller connected to the rig. If not you have to press a button. I do not have
Hi Pete, You are right; it is just a yagi with adjustable elements. My statement may have been too bold but if you compare it to other 3 element triband yagis with the same boom length (16ft) the Fui
US Tower has been vague on the proper maintenance for the MA-Series towers. Does someone on the reflector have some information? Do I need to lubricate the cables, etc...? Regards, Jeff - ko7p
Plain old corn oil works fine in mine. Jeff - Ko7p --Original Message-- From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Mike Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 7:
The Stepp-IR antenna was a pleasure to put together, easy to install on the tower, all materials are of high quality, the controller looks great, and it has performed well on the air. I have been abl
I have found way to side mount antennas on a MA850. I built the following custom coax rings: http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/ko7p/slideshow?&.dir=/custom+mount&.src=ph&.view= t Now its stack time :>) Jeff
The 85' US Tower MA850MDP is up. This was my first tower project so the process including permits was a fun learning experience. All went very well with special thanks to John K9DX (My Dad) and Steve
I like my raising fixture. I first had my doubts when my elbow ran out of grease. Then my dad suggested using a professional drill with high torque connected to the winch handle shaft. Now it is a br
I am in the process of putting up a US Tower MA-850 with rotating base. I would like to mount a small HF beam on one of the telescoping sections. At full extension each section is 16ft apart. If I ca