Note: the pointy top R25 section is missing diagonals where the rotator is inserted. Following this thread, I was wondering when someone would point out that you cant put a rotator (at least not a T2
Sure is nice to know we live in the land of the free, isnt it? ;^( Ken K6MR A few years back, I wrote about getting involved with the zoning commission and tower were exempted. Well, they are at it a
Home Depot/Lowes or any electrical supply house. Ken K6MR Does anyone know where to buy the 4" x 4" x 2" weatherproof boxes with tabs used by DXE or Comtek in their products?? Any leads would be appr
Im so inexperienced that I strap up on the ground and hook in! :) Thats not inexperience, thats proper safety protocol. I do the same. Always. I just wish everyone would. Ken K6MR My favorite firearm
Surplus Sales of Nebraska has a matching 400 Hz selsyn that will work. As I remember you can power the units from 60 Hz power by using 12 VAC or so. Just connect the delta windings together between t
Surplus Sales of Nebraska has the 2J1G1 400 Hz unit for $55. Ken K6MR Just how common are synchro/selsyns in ham applications.. I'd be willing to do a Arduino thing that can read one and generate USB
Take the drive gear off and use a Hole Hawg. Ken K6MR Joe, Yeah I figured it would take a lot of cranking. Hope I dont have to worry about it ! 73, Bob K6UJ __________________________________________
When I was in the tower business in the early 1970s, we had a customer who stood at the base of the tower and accidentally switched it UP when it was already up. Broke the main lift cable and down it
If its a reasonable size (around 2 or 3 or so) go to Harbor Freight and get an exhaust pipe expander. Put in the bad end, tighten, and it will make the end round again. Ken K6MR Hi, all. Working on a
I just repaired the boom of a F12 yagi (a neighbor, I think an XR-5) that broke in the big snow we had up here. No problem making the damaged end round again to insert a splice piece. What I do is pu
A hard-fought county variance was required for this antenna. Multiple towers would have been right-out. Its so nice to live in a free country Ken K6MR ________________________________ From: TowerTalk
Welcome to the Peoples Republic of California Worlds largest population of do gooders and pointy headed intellectuals. They always know whats good for you. Ken K6MR Looking at the photos it seems inc
Been there, done that. In 2013 our wildfire had flame heights of over 100 feet. Not much you can do to protect against that. Just plan on tower replacement afterward. Ken K6MR For those who live in a
If the tower has horizontal braces only, then it is, by design, a guyed tower. These were really common back in the 1960s/1970s. As a data point, the first tower I installed at my mothers house was v
Back when guyed crankups were all the rage, there were special stops made that were put under each extended section as the tower was raised. This could be done at the 20 foot level. Once the tower wa
The hole pattern for four of the holes is the same for all CDE/HyGain rotators . The T2X has two additional bolt holes, but not every plate drills them. The T2X uses 5/16 bolts, everything else uses
Yes, this may be baseless speculation, but there are certain climbing rules that make it impossible for such an accident to happen. 100% tie off is one of them. Id bet dollars to donuts he free climb
Both links work fine here. Jims presentation is definitely worth watching. If you free climb or dont have the proper climbing gear it should convince you to change your ways. Weve lost enough guys in
Thinking out loud here, and as an EE not an ME. If you clip onto a vertical leg, when the fall arrest deploys, the only thing stopping the Gorilla hook from sliding down the vertical member is the cr
Back in the 1960s HyGain made the original Long John yagis for 20, 15 and 10. I only ever worked on a couple of them and cant remember if they had two driven elements or not. But the slotted aluminum