As I prepare to do some serious climbing work on my tower, footwear is now a concern. When I erected 127' of Rohn 25G 30 years ago, I used the steel-shank work boots I had on hand, size 9 1/2 M or
That idea occurred to me, but the way they are made, it would destroy the stitching between the top and soles, and the whole thing would come apart. Don't want to destroy a $100 pair of comfortable
The copper clad stuff was probably used for railway telegraph lines. Ordinary open-wire telephone lines used galvanised steel, and in most cases by the time the lines were taken down, the zinc coatin
I still climb at age 72. Upcoming project is to replace the upper sets of guys on my 127' Rohn 25. I ordered the stuff a few weeks ago and it should arrive any day now. Upper level guys are getting r
It doesn't look too bad from the photos. Surface rust is to be expected. I would carefully inspect the base to see if most of the steel is still there. The guy anchor looks OK as well, but I would i
system, there is very little movement anywhere in the tower. I mean you've got at minimum 1200 pounds of tension on one guy level (3/16" tensioned to 10% spec or approximately 400# per guy times 3 =
tower, with the locking device, will ensure you dont fall ... when going up or down the tower. lanyards. Thats about as simple and safe as it gets. The steel cable running up the side of the tower w
A major problem I have had when using Big Grips on guy wires is lack of installation instructions. About 20 years ago I purchased some from Texas Towers, and more recently from Hill Radio in Illinois
Once upon a time I used direct burial RG-213 between the shack and the "dawg house" at the base of the tower. It was buried shallow, only a couple of inches below the surface, just enough to protect
In that case, the perpetrators should be happy to cooperate in eliminating the interference, once they become aware that their operation is attracting attention over a wide area. Most potheads with
When I first put up my 160m vertical, I used a 140' run of RG-214, mil-spec silver plated doubly shielded. Terminating the far end with a 50-ohm dummy load, I used my so-called RF watt-meter and th
My 160m vertical tee has an extensive buried radial system that's probably at least 2× overkill. The ATU is located in a small wooden 'dog house' about 7 feet away from the base of the series-fed tow
Oops! posted to the wrong list. This was supposed to go to the Topband list. But some readers here still might find it interesting and informative. Don k4kyv _________________________________________
antenna_? In other words, you can run whatever power you need in order to overcome feedline loss. I don't>believe it's a healthy regulation - it hardly encourages good engineering of the station! Is
Reviewing the archives, I see many posts over the years on the subject Cold Galvanising paint. Some say it works wonders while others have reported it being no better than ordinary paint. Here is my
Was yours applied with a brush or mitt, or was it spray-on? Maybe the spray stuff is less effective. My 33 y.o. tower could use a paint job, since in some spots the galvanising appears to be complete
I just finished replacing the top level guy wires on my 33 y.o. 127 ft Rohn 25. I was nervous because some of the 3/16 EHS guy cable had become very rusty, and the outer strands appeared to be heavil
I have a set like that, but they were much less expensive. They are designed to go with a full body harness, and hook to the D-ring on the back. This probably violates to-day's recommended procedure,
NEVER use regular lead/tin solder if there is any possibility that it will come in direct contact with the soil. Minerals in the soil will quickly turn the solder to white powder. I once used leaded
FCC rules require action on the part of a "communications tower owner" or wireless carrier if they plan to build a new tower or install a significant modification of an existing one. This has long be