Les, Although my mast and beams only weigh about 250 lbs. I use a clamp on the mast and jack against the clamp with a modified car scissor jack that fits in the tower and jacks off of the cross bars.
Green Heron RT21dc rotor controller for sale. DC version needs a seperate DC power supply. Configured for Yeasu G2800DXA. Reconfigurable. $375 shipped CONUS. Contact off list. joe@k2uf.com 73 Joe K2U
I have had some luck with a fiberglass owl. I think it depends on the bird species. Good luck, 73 Joe K2UF Got a very different question for the group. I have a couple of very large antennas, one a 3
Davis also sells connectors for the Bury Flex. They fit the center conductor better and mate well with the 259's. 73 Joe K2UF --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting
Jim, The 83-1sp is the connector Davis is selling about 4.50 ea. A little cheaper in bulk. Have been using them for several years without any problems. 73 Joe K2UF Amphenol 83-1SP connectors work VER
Alex and friend: It look like American tower. I had 40 feet of American tower in my yard 30 years ago. It was guyed at each section and a 'Gem Quad' (3 el tri band quad)on top. I climbed it many time
I bought a couple of YAESU connectors from W3FRG. Check out the bottom of his QRZ page. Good luck, 73 Joe K2UF I managed tom destroy the connector that goes into the rotator at the tower end. If anyo
I have the schematic for the 450A which is an AC rotor. If you want a copy I can send the PDF. 73 Joe K2UF The G450XL uses an AC24V motor. G800/1000 models are DC 24 V. Not interchangeble. Dont know
Hi Jim, I Have used Max Gain for several years for fiberglass supplies. Their web site is 'mgs4u.com'. They have a good selection of fiberglass etc. Good luck, 73 Joe K2UF Where do you folks buy the
Hi Don, I use Consolas for DXLAB and N1MM. Makes life a lot easier. Too bad 'o' and 'zero' are so close on the keyboard. It does not show up in e-mail unless you are using Consolas for your e-Mail fo
I have 4 sections of an old tri ex 7122 tower with my 40 yagi and tribander on. I cranked it down a few days ago for antenna maint. Now I am having trouble cranking it back up and I think one or more
Bob, I have a 72 foot tri-ex tower . Have never user the motor control for it. I have cranked it up and down manually many times. You are correct it takes a lot of cranking. Once I counted the turns.
Tony, I would not trust that small bolt to hold up the mast while working under it (on the rotor) I use a muffler type U bolt above the thrust bearing to secure the mast. Good luck Joe K2UF All: Not
Hi Dick, I use JEFATECH.COM for my pre-made short jumpers I use for interconnections in the shack. They will build any size jumper from 1 foot and up with a choice of connectors on either end. Good l
Hi Phil, Did you call DX engineering and ask them what DXE400MAXDCU200 means. Might be 200 feet. Their customer support can probably decipher it. Good luck 73 Joe K2UF _______________________________
Hi Charlie, I use small (about 8x10 inch) black kitchen cutting boards from the local box store. I'm not sure what the material is some kind of 'plastic'. I have shaped them using a table saw and dri
Scott, I have had several hundred pounds of antenna and mast on two towers for 10 plus years with no thrust bearing slip. Good luck 73 Joe K2UF -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http
I'm looking for a hardware part. I don't know it's name. They used to use them a lot in Heathkits. It is threaded on one end usually 6/32 and the other end was flattened with a hole approx. 1/8". The
BINGO!!! Art hit the nail on the head. Martin had the correct page. McM & C calls it a "Machine Screw-Style Hanger". Thanks for all the suggestions guys. 73 All Joe K2UF -- This email has been checke
WOW!! That is the exact part. $.66 each. Sure is a lot for a small part. I think making them myself is going to be the way to go. Joe -- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.av