Larry, I have a partial role of 1/4" EHS. I have no idea how many feet are left on it. I Goggled EHS Guy Wire which returned a number of distributors. I'm in Hood County, TX. Just northwest of Granbu
I would go out to the same guy point with all guy levels. Its neater and less work. I'd go out 85% of the highest guy (39 feet x .85 = 33 feet) and attach all guy levels to your guy anchors located 3
<<<<< I asked if he didn't come to Dayton to spend some money, just why did he come? >>>>> I for one attend Dayton to see friends who I have met over the years and meet new ones. For me, buying somet
Holy crap!! That's all I have to say about that. Jim KBØX Good video of an antenna installation (HDTV antenna) that went well. Skilled helicopter pilot and brave installers. Especially the one who "s
Bill, What frequencies will you be using with that antenna? Jim KBØX Hi All, I am putting up 50 feet of 25 with a hazer. The beam will only be 2 feet or so above the guys so I am breaking them up wit
Crossbows illegal?????????????????????????? Not here in the great State of Texas. Jim KBØX --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Beh
I like the idea of securing the rope to the mast just above where the thrust bearing or tower top will be with the mast inserted into the rotor. This also prevents the rope from interfering with gett
I motorized my Hazer with a 110 volt electric winch from Harbor Freight. They have several to choose from with the capacity and that run on 110 volts. Jim KBØX --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bo
My experience is not all 90 degree adapters are created equal. I had several 90 adapters inline a few years ago and began to observe intermittent movement of the SWR, etc. In time, I determined the c
The ability to ship via Paypal is but one of many features it offers. Paypal doesn't do everything well. But it does many things well and for those things it doesn't do well, I use other services. Bu
Folks, To all of you who believe Paypal is a rip-off I say this to you. All forms of payment work well when both parties are trustworthy and without a hidden agenda that includes ripping off the othe
I guess I'm missing something here. If you were going to transact the deal locally, why in the world would you arrange payment through Paypal anyway?? On a deal like that, I would have stated, local
I don't know whether you are knowingly misrepresenting Ebay and Paypal or whether you are simply unaware of their policies. Items can be sold on Ebay and the seller can accept methods of payment othe
I found by putting a piece of rubber material between the tower leg and mounting bracket; where the two contact each other; cured all vibration noise. Jim Oh Yah! When I lived in Dallas TX, I had a H
I would subscribe to such a reflector. This is of course a towers reflector, and there is an antennas reflector, and one for amps, and ones for various radios... maybe someone should start a shack re
I thought commercial advertising on this reflector was not allowed. Jim KB0X First off Mr.Goins, I do not make the antennas I only sell Amateur Radio Antennas. I'm sure when you went to the web site
Then would the optimum antenna be one that would be a directional (with F/B and side rejection as well as gain) antenna that rotates on the horizontal plane i.e. a typical yagi beam); that could also
A 502 porcelain insulator will do the job just fine. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Brian Sarkisian, KG8CO Sent: Fr
I have the two-element version of the same Force 12, 40 meter antenna. I tuned mine in conjunction with the original instructions which provided for its best performance...both SWR and F/B. My lowest
I always, always use anti-seize compound when assembling boom/mast brackets, rotor brackets, all things requiring high-torque tightening. Jim KBØX --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contest