The smallest is $2300.00 https://ptii.net/tension-meters/ Just pennies a day! Jim W7RY 73, Pete N4ZR On 5/17/2024 12:55 PM, Gene Smar via TowerTalk wrote: Don: I've never seen one being used
Not very. Jim W7RY -- Thanks and 73, Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://li
Agreed. Jim W7RY Wes N7WS On Monday, June 17, 2024 at 06:39:45 AM MST, Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com> wrote: Just wondering because I am having to redo the feedline from my shack to my tower
I just watched his video... VERY POORLY done. A true return loss of .31 dB, is anSWR of almost infinite. With approxamatly -14dB of return loss is 1.5:1 SWR. Cable loss has to be done with a short.
Because we had to. Apparently you never grew up poor, or had a paper route or mowed lawns to buy your ham equipment. I'm sorry you never had to experience this. It makes one more wise about money. 73
Is it sealed at the top? Is there a drip loop at the top? Jim W7RY On 7/17/2024 8:01 AM, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote: I've been having problems with my rotator, currently stuck due west. Today, in order to
Nothing attached. Because you cant have attachments on this list. Jim W7RY You are looking for a MK-160A. See attached file. 73 Dale AF7WH --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@cont
You guys need to investigate a bobtail curtain. I used one on 40 meters and it worked phenomenal in southwest Missouri. An 80 meter one would work fine too. 73, Jim W7RY On 7/25/2024 10:49 PM, Jim Br
Resistance readings for the rotator are in the hy-gain manual. Start with ground, which is actually connected to the rotor housing. Jim W7RY On 8/30/2024 4:23 PM, n5xz@earthlink.net wrote: I recently
In 2016.... I fell a 110 foot Rohn 25 with 2 TH6, and a shorty 40. Removed one entire side of 3 guy wires. I could not believe the 25 kept standing with all that pull of the other 2 sets of guys! Th
Yes. Tighten them all the way down. It really squishes the Phily down. Used 4000 lb Philly on a Rohn 25 without preform grips. Worked perfectly. 73 Jim W7RY On 9/24/2024 3:26 PM, RVZ via TowerTalk wr
Is it a name brand communications tower? Or some 70 year old AM broadcast tower that is not designed to have any antennas mounted on it? Jim W7RY Any rough estimates on the cost to bring the tower do
Jim W7RY On 9/25/2024 7:12 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote: If I recall correctly there was a time between potted ends and Big Grips that wire rope clips were recommended for Phillystran. I had a few guys li
Attachments not allowed here. W7RY Tech Tip: How can I use the 1200 lb Phillystran as a boom strut or mast guy cable? Tech Tip: How can I use the 1200 lb Phillystran as a boom strut or mast ... Q: Ho
Yup! Exactly what I used. Just remember... You cant *SADDLE* a *DEAD *horse. In other words.... The *saddle always goes on the live end.* Jim W7RY 73/Jon Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K Tower climber for hire ht
Send me a picture of it Stan to my direct email address. Jim W7RY The center conductor is solid - not tubular. I cannot read any writing on it to know what the part number might be, nor have I been a
Jeff Thanks for the memory jarring! I agree that this is what he has. The jacket is really hard and thick and not easy to get off. I had forgotten all about this old stuff. I pulled some of this st
Nice try Rob.... LDF 4.5 was a real thing. It was larger than LDF 4, and smaller than LDF 5. Thus the number LDF 4.5 Had a new jail that was installed with thousands of feet of this stuff in the for
You'll have to post some pictures of it and send the link to the pictures to the list. Attachments are not allowed here. Jim W7RY On 10/22/2024 10:50 AM, Art Greenberg wrote: Please help me identify