I'd like to offer a few comments based on my learnings and personal experience. I am not an expert but do know what I know. A previous poster made the following comments. Those facilities are quite s
This out of diameter issue is discussed in the M2 literature that comes with the rebuild kit. You did check the wall thickness, didn't you? What does M2 say about your problem? Call them. Phil KB9CRY
Solid is the way to go. As I understand it, stranded wire can oxidize and therefore lose "contact" or have high resistance between each strand. Since it's the surface area of wire that carries the el
I wouldn't be worried that the dipole will "attract" lightning but the fact will remain that any nearby strike (maybe within a mile or so) will definitely induce a current in the dipole. If it's atta
Better bet would be to rent yourself a concrete buggy or sometimes called a Georgia buggy. It's a motorized job that you can drive back and forth and will hold about 1/3 - 1/2 yard of concrete. I did
I'd heartily suggest you reconsider your plan to guy a self supporting tower. These towers are designed to not be guyed and guying one may actually create a falling hazard on its own. My understandin
If I may give a few minor corrections, the Polygon (that's what I've always have known it by) is actually 3/8 and has a tensile strength of 13,100# which is like 5/16 EHS. It's super strong stuff, UV
None that I can think of. Is it coated or must one use gloves to keep from getting splinters? Probably a good idea but it does have a gel-coat like surface, like your fiberglass boat hull. Will it b
Remember folks, Polygon will break up and ship the 5000 ft min. order to anywhere in the US. They just need to make a min 5000 ft run of the material to make it worth their while to change the toolin
Well, not really true. The original poster mentioned that he wanted to guy the tower since it was close to power lines. In the midst of lots of opinions from various folks (some using technical term
Seems to be fellas that this most likely wasn't a failure of the tower but more like Mother Nature doing her thing. Maybe if the guy wires were installed differently maybe nothing would have happene
This has no purpose on the TowerTalk reflector. Keep your personal troubles private. Phil KB9CRY _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting To
I would agree with this sentiment but in the case listed, the seller made a big mistake by sending the goods to an unknown stranger before receiving payment and now is moaning when the payment is not
Well Tom, typically what is done is the buyer hands over the money and then the seller hands over the goods. Go to any store and you'll notice that this is the way transactions are done. Of course th
For less than case quantities: Texas Tower For case lots: Preformed Products -- Original message -- _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting
For my AlfaSpid installation, which is over 500 ft from the shack, I used the following. -- Original message -- _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Sel
Try Cable X-perts, The have the regular 8 conductor and may also have 6 conductor. You can always double up on a pair for less resistance. Phil KB9CRY -- Original message -- _________________________
Try CableXperts Maybe I was wrong about the exact wire sizes but I used the larger sized stuff that they carry. I had a lot left over from the other towers whose rotators needed the 8 cond. version.
I think you're getting confused. The analysis shows that if the base is fixed or doesn't allow the tower to lean over, then there will be either a twisting moment induced into the tower, which will c