Is it safe to trust a rusty tower? Not sure I would want to climb a tower with rust. I sent over 300 feet of 25G to be recycled because of rust. Jim K0HY _____________________________________________
Years ago I had a winning combination of tower, rotator and antenna. At least for 75/80M. Tower consisted of 2 sections each (20 foot sections) TS-7220 (72 inch section), TS-3620 (36 inch), and TS-30
Use solar power and batteries and leave the smelly noisy generators at home. _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Wea
Pat What effect does a tall tower (100+) have on these angles? Seems to me a small change in elevation on 1 end would make a big change in angle a few miles away. 73 Jim Pat Barthelow wrote: Hello ag
Very interesting about lightning strikes. Never had it happen to me. Only had a crop duster airplane hit a tower once. Don't think grounding would help that! Thanks to all for giving me something to
Check out Antenna Products in Texas. They sell some very heavy duty towers. 73 Jim Daron J. Wilson wrote: Hey folks, Anyone had any VERY recent experience with the 'new Rohn' and their ability to pro
He was changing lamps during the world series?? Pat Barthelow wrote: Bear in mind also that moving isn't breaking. A tower can potentially flex a pretty substantial (and scary, if you're up on top) d
WOW! What a view to a game. Pat Barthelow wrote: From: Jim Jones <k0hy@comcast.net who wrote: He was changing lamps during the world series?? Yes, or at least at the floodlamp pole platform locations
I think I would rather re-orient my antenna ('s) once a year when I do maintenance than replace/rebuild a rotator. Much cheaper! Jim NOLL AMIDZICH wrote: Mark, I have been using the slipp - not clamp
On the way out the door steal your wife's plastic wrap out of the kitchen. You will still have something to wad up and pocket during tear down but a few pieces of plastic don't add much bulk. This is
Check with your local cable company for cable ends. I usually get 4-500 feet at a time in different sizes and all for free. Just foe haulling the stuff away. But then I have to find a way to dispose
Yes I do. You need some tables? Been using them for fire wood after I built enough tables. 73 Jim W2RU - Bud Hippisley wrote: At 01:16 2005-02-10, Jim Jones K0HY wrote: But then I have to find a way
Make one. Should not be too hard with a welder and some steel. 73 Jim _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather St
If fresh water is bad then how come dx'ing is better when water table is high vs low water table? One place I lived I had a water table indicator in the well. Only noticed because indicator was on wa
Unless you are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean how can it be 180 degrees from South America to JA land? Looks more like 90 degrees to me. 73 Jim _______________________________________________ See
Tethered hot air balloon works great. Most people that own such things will jump at the chance to do such unorthodox things with their balloon. Also makes a nice video. Works great for those really t
That has been pointed out to me now. Living out west we think different. Guess the horse I use as a rotator is not as reliable as I thought. 73 Jim _______________________________________________ See
For me the Steppir has too many moving parts way up the in the air. Anything mechanical will break sometime, and if it moves it will break quicker. 73 Jim ____________________________________________
Salt air has got to be murder on antennas, towers, and feed lines. The way below zero temps in the mountains around here do weird things to everything. I have seen coax snap when frozen to 45 below.
And I have one that walks thru my back yard a few times a week! 73 Jim _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather S