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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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