My old-style Heights aluminum tower has a plate to mount the rotator, another plate 18" above that for the thrust bearing, and 18" above the thrust bearing the very top of the tower is a 12" section
Mark wrote: "Why in the world should it be incumbent on ME to somehow know what they are and are not supposed to say or do? I just want to buy a house for goodness sake, so I go to a Realtor." As in
I've received several good comments and ideas, thanks. What I'm really concerned about is the aluminum mast and the aluminum tower sleeve wearing away slowly from metal-to-metal contact. But grease i
Well, I asked! Seriously, I see now what you mean. I never thought of guys as adding to the vertical load, but of course they must if they're anything less than 90 degrees to the tower. Thanks. Jerry
In past exchanges here on Towertalk, mention was made a few times of extra sections of Heights aluminum tower that were not being used. If still available, would you please contact me direct... off t
Amen, brother... By and large, I think we Towertalkians treat our fellow hams pretty well, but it never hurts to go the extra yard... thanks for very eloquently reminding us what it's all about. Jerr
I'm getting the hardware ready for my tower installation (as soon as the snow melts). I have guys, shackles, thimbles... but what is the correct way to fasten the hardware to the tower? Jerry K3BZ
Which is better: Undisturbed earth that's damp most of the time, or dryer earth that was "disturbed" 20 years ago when it was placed as fill in my back yard? Actually, I haven't seen any mention on T
Looks like something a club might buy for the use of its members. Jerry K3BZ hams any Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
Last year I elmered my next door neighbor and he's a quick learner!!....now he's putting up a tower and an HF yagi... so am I....so of course we're helping each other with digging holes and pouring c
Thanks to the many that gave me some very good ideas and suggestions how to deal with this. The problem doesn't seem to be as big as we first thought, and it appears to be manageable. Much appreciate
Which is better for the hardware to hold together the legs of my aluminum tower sections? Galvanized or Stainless steel? Finer thread (3/8-24) or courser thread (3/8-16)? Flat washers plus lock washe
Favorite Tower Construction Tip: If you have plenty of $, hire a pro. If you're on a budget, compromise on height. If you must do it yourself, construct a tilt-over tower on the ground and tilt it up
A thread on the SteppIR@yahoogroups.com reflector addressed working KC4AAA on bands other than 20M. Antarctica on other bands would be a nice addition to a great many logs. Ford, N0FP suggested the S
Bruce... besides giving you a custom-tailored, precisely tuned yagi anywhere in it's freq range, the SteppIR does some neat tricks that are useful in DXing and Contesting. Check them all out on the S
There was a lot of discussion recently about knots, particularly the bowline for making loops and using when the knot would remain under tension. I want to use Phillystran to guy a 40 foot aluminum t
To avoid the eventual rusting of steel wool, and still keep out the critters, I stuff my conduit both ends with a couple of the copper-clad pot scrubber things you get in the supermarket. Jerry K3BZ
I'm trying to figure out how to search the towertalk archives for that thread on SDS power hammers a while back... I found the archives ok, but I don't see anywhere to plug in a keyword to search on.