I've bought one from ICE that I use on my AO-40 dish antenna. I send 15v up the line to power the antenna mounted converter. Call Mike at ICE at 800 423-2666. Polyphaser most probably markets one als
If I may, here's what I recently did for my two towers (the first 60 ft from shack and the second 60 more ft in line from the first). I use CableXperts Low Loss 9913 direct burial coax. It's designed
Joe, my HF2V helped me work 5BDXCC from my small city lot (35 x 125) within 5 years. It was mounted back next to the garage in the Victory garden. It was "guyed" with 40 lb. test fishing line so that
My trusty old Cushcraft R5 vertical plays well (like a vertical) on WARC. Combined with my amp, it allowed me to work DX for years when it was atop the chimney at the old house on a city lot. Phil KB
Theoretically, I believe, that if you've got a good low impedance and high amp capacity ground path from the plate to your ground rod then you don't need to worry about arcing to your residence. The
Polyphaser (www.polyphaser.com) ICE, Industrial Communications Engineers 800-423-2666 (talk with Mike, ask for catalog, best to call late morning) Phil KB9CRY
ICE (Industrial Communications Engineers) based in Indy sells some very nicely machined aluminum split block coax grounding systems that are sized for various coax diameters. I use them and highly re
Buy some cold galvanizing spray (don't use the cheaper Rustoleum stuff) available at electrical supply houses, Grainger, or championradio.com and just spray over it. That's what I do. Phil KB9CRY
Man that's a bummer. Sounds like your SPG is not connected to your service ground and also sounds like you don't have power line arrestors (not those cheap surge strips) on the power lines. I'd sugge
I do use these ICE coax grounding blocks. They're machined to close tolerances and they supply ample goop made of special particles for joining AL and Cu materials. They're mounted across two of the
Carl, if I may a couple of suggestions based on your comments of your system and my limited(but always learning) knowledge. First, the connection between your equipment ground and the outdoor ground
Use Scotch 33 or Scotch 88 electrical tape. Don't use any other. You can also use Sotch Linerless Rubber Splicing tape to make the covering you're thinking of. Wrap first with a couple layers of Scot
Hilti makes concrete drilling tools and epoxy attachments which include adhesive and all. They are top of the line; we use their products for construction here at the plant. Look for them on the web
I just recently used a bunch of CadWeld One Shots on my ground system a couple of weekends ago. When it came to firing the charge, of course, I couldn't find my flint igniter. So in desperation, I tr
Slip-Plate is good. It is available from Grainger (PN 6Y648 for a can, plus other sizes). Here at the plant we use it on the sliding parts of our truck dock levelers. Another great product is a spray
I'd install a Trylon self supporting tower instead, unless you absolutely can not climb. The Trylon sections can be hand carried and installed piece by piece with no crane required (even though it's
I have a problem with virus discussions on the TowerTalk reflector. They have nothing at all to do with towers and antennas. If you're not running Norton Antivirus or McAfee's or another top of the l
IMHO if one needs a permit then one should obtain one. The first thing one needs to do is to ascertain if a permit is required. If it is, then one should jump through all the hoops that are required.