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1. [TowerTalk] Hy-Gain HG70HD thrust bearing (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sat, 15 May 2021 07:56:22 -0700
Hi, I recently acquired a Hy-Gain HG70HD tower. I hired a crane operator to lift the mast/antenna assembly off the tower and then had the tower lifted out of the back yard and placed horizontally on
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-05/msg00060.html (9,086 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] Hy-Gain HG70HD thrust bearing (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 16 May 2021 09:35:34 -0700
Thanks to everyone for the help and suggestions! I was pretty convinced that there should be some kind of rolling bearing assembly in the gap between the bottom of the collar and the "seat" inside th
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-05/msg00062.html (13,085 bytes)

3. Re: [TowerTalk] Need Ameritron RCS-10 relay unit (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2021 08:31:00 -0700
I own Santa Barbara Electronics Supply. We are kind of like a RadioShack from the 1970s. I have access to some oddball relays. We also will do some repairs for local ham radio operators. If youd like
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00037.html (8,206 bytes)

4. Re: [TowerTalk] TOWER LIGHTING (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:51:29 -0700
Bill, I have a bunch of used 12V 35AH batteries that are about 2 years old and still have at least a couple of years life in them (testing under load and checked internal impedance) if you need any m
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00075.html (8,625 bytes)

5. [TowerTalk] Climbing a crank-up tower when nested (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:34:38 -0700
Why would you never climb a crank-up when nested? I'm considering putting up a tower, and your comment made me curious. Thanks, Ken Al, I have a UST HDX-589. It tilts from the base. I installed my Or
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00111.html (9,236 bytes)

6. Re: [TowerTalk] Tilting a DX-70 (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2021 07:42:05 -0700
Maybe a visual will help clarify. Is the Tilt-Over Accessory the one shown on page 21 of this document?: <https://www.tashtowers.com/docs/2021_Tashjian_Towers_Catalog.pdf> If so, it appears the tower
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-06/msg00113.html (9,628 bytes)

7. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran Tension Gage (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 09:59:55 -0700
I am very interested in your results when/if you measure the deflection of the EHS vs. Phillystran on the same guy with your Loos gauge (please let us know which Loos gauge you use). I am tensioning
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-07/msg00122.html (11,748 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran Tension Gage (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 10:56:45 -0700
I'm new to this, but did a lot of research and found that the Loos PT2 appears to be calibrated for wire with a breaking strength of 4545-5000 lbs, while the Rohn 3/16EHS500 wire has a breaking stren
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-07/msg00123.html (13,659 bytes)

9. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran Tension Gage (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:04:06 -0700
If my conclusions are correct, the chart appears to be based upon the breaking strength of a different type of wire than one would use for a tower. The chart appears to be based upon stainless steel
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-07/msg00125.html (10,626 bytes)

10. Re: [TowerTalk] Phillystran Tension Gage (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:49:32 -0700
As a follow-up to my below comment, it turns out that the Loos web page describing their 90 Model B non-professional gauge found at <https://loosnaples.com/product/tension-gauges/90-model-b/> states
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-07/msg00167.html (13,287 bytes)

11. Re: [TowerTalk] Nut & Bolt Sealant (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Wed, 08 Sep 2021 08:50:14 -0700
Not to lead the original thread astray, but to comment on below, I've been told (hopefully I'm not spreading untruths) that Loctite (note correct spelling) Blue and Red are "plastic" compounds, so yo
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-09/msg00084.html (15,343 bytes)

12. [TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:08:33 -0700
Can I get some suggestions for comfortable tower climbing shoes with some kind of very stiff (metal?) soles to support myself without my shoes curling around the horizontal tower members while I am s
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-09/msg00118.html (8,168 bytes)

13. Re: [TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 13:47:31 -0700
Why "non-steel toed for climbing"? Is the steel toe a detriment when climbing? Ditto for Redwings.  Non-steel toed for climbing.  Vibram soles give you the "gap" that Chuck referred to.  Can use them
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-09/msg00180.html (11,543 bytes)

14. Re: [TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:59:14 -0700
Thanks! I found a shoe called a Carolina CA904 which is made specifically for linesman and has a "linesman" shank that "covers more area, is a heavier metal, is not ribbed, curls toward the ball of t
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-09/msg00184.html (14,900 bytes)

15. Re: [TowerTalk] tower climbing shoes or boots - suggestions needed (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:35:33 -0700
I purchased the Redwing Loggermax 620. They are taller than need be for my application, but worked great. They actually fit pretty well within the Rohn 25G tower spacing. I spent around 5 continuous
/archives//html/Towertalk/2021-09/msg00208.html (16,174 bytes)

16. Re: [TowerTalk] Routing cables under buried radials (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:03:34 -0800
If you decide to do option #1, there is a company in Santa Barbara that I hired once that owns a "pig" or "torpedo" or "mole" (pneumatic-powered long slender hammering device that look like a giant b
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-02/msg00074.html (9,928 bytes)

17. Re: [TowerTalk] Rohn 65G Accessories (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 10:55:13 -0700
As a newbie, what is the advantage to side-mounting, as you've shown in your picture? **resent in straight ascii mode. When I needed the same for my R80 tower I decided to side mount my big 3L 40. I
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-03/msg00085.html (9,173 bytes)

18. Re: [TowerTalk] solid THHN vs jacketed copperweld (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:50:32 -0700
What method do you use to stretch the wire from #8 to #9? Hi Steve, Many years ago, our mutual friend David Josephson, WA6NMF, taught me to buy bare #8 solid copper at the big box store and stretch i
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-09/msg00080.html (9,125 bytes)

19. Re: [TowerTalk] Weather Stations ( sort of off topic) (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 08:26:48 -0700
I have the Tempest as well. It has no moving parts, yet it measures rainfall and wind speed (and other data points including lightning, barometric pressure, humidity, UV index, etc.). It uses a hapti
/archives//html/Towertalk/2022-09/msg00082.html (11,619 bytes)

20. Re: [TowerTalk] Outside box for coax runs (score: 1)
Author: Ken Alker <ka6ken@alker.net>
Date: Tue, 14 May 2024 15:11:58 -0700
I have qu. 100 8"x8"x4" Stahlin J884PVC PVC enclosures for sale. I own Santa Barbara Electronics Supply, an electronics / ham radio retail brick & mortar store. I ordered these for a manufacturing cu
/archives//html/Towertalk/2024-05/msg00046.html (9,359 bytes)


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