"We're getting a bit emotional here by using the word "stomp", but the majority does indeed have the right to overrule a minority, provided they do not conflict with an even higher authority." That h
Bill, you're quite right. Those words are not used in the B of R itself. However, since the government serves only with the consent of the majority (or, at least, a plurality), it is understood that
Mike, if you go to the MaxGain quad website, I believe they make recommendations for painting quad spreaders to protect them from the effects of UV exposure. 73, Joe
A lot of the tower manufacturers and suppliers give a great deal of information in their manuals. You can probably contact them for some pointers and/or literature. The first time you do it, it may a
Mark, it's not clear exactly what you have there. The top tower section typically has a flat plate about three feet down from the top end on which the rotor is mounted. A thrust bearing is usually mo
You guys have raised an issue that I have wondered about for some time now. I also live out in the country and have noticed that the number of houses and other structures with lightning rods seems to
Mark, I also have an LM-470. My guess is that the limit switches are a standard industrial item, but the actuator arms may be specially designed for use on the tower. Unless you want to go on a major
I may have misunderstood Barry's original request and recommended the Wireman's plastic triangular center insulator, which clamps the line to the flat surface of the insulator, and removes tension fr
Lee, I had a similar problem with some PL-259's and some type of coax (Flexi 4XL?) that I was using. I just drilled out the center conductor hole with a drill bit just a hair larger in diameter than
I always thought, as Jon describes, that the primary objective of lightning protection was to continuously discharge the atmosphere in the vicinity of the antenna in order to prevent the build-up of
I have been using quads an and off for about 25 years. I currently have a six bander: four elements on 10-20 and seven elements on six meters on a 24 foot boom. The HF bands are fed via a remote Amer
Well, it looks like the brake on my T2X has finally thrown in the towel. I have ordered a repair kit from Champion. However, my main concern is getting the rotor out with the minimum amount of surger
Dale, Rick, Paul and Geoff: First of all, many thanks for your helpful replies. Because I didn't provide sufficient detail, all of you assumed that I was going to try to remove the rotor with the tow
Murray, contact Karl at Tasjian Towers: http://www.karltashjian.com/ 73, Joe I am looking for a copy of the manual or installation sheets and = possibly the engineering spec's in case a permit is nee
We had a sudden windstorm late last night and I had to lower my LM-470. At about the 45 foot level, I noticed that the positive pull-down cable had started to double wind and then come off the drum.
Paul, many thanks for your reply. I checked the cabling on my lowest section and it is different from yours. In my case, after the cable passes through the bottom two pulleys it returns to the top of