Gentlemen: I understand that this info may be widely available but I don't think it hurts to repost it from time to time for newbies. It is at least as useful as the overdone thread on "True North"!
K4RO Kirk, asked about spreading the heavy thimbles. Often we will also use a vise on a bench, certainly safer. But to spread (i.e., twist) open the thimble we use one of the Rohn Anti-torque Bars (o
Hi Dick: --snip-- --snip-- I only have one tower experience in this area. I copied the US Tower side arms for my crank up. I wondered the same thing.... My solution is this. 1. Too much strain to han
Hi Ernesto, Dave Yanke's post may be best and the easiest. If you're handy at building and rather do it yourself AND you don't need any more volume level than the tiny amplifier in your sound card pr
Dear Fabio: My R-7 is from about 4 years ago. The manual is dated 11/92. I found that you need to follow the picture drawing for proper orientation of the traps. They frequently mismarked the traps o
Greetings to all concerned: I think Pete has come pretty close to hitting the nail on the head. I am by no means an expert on insurance. I have, though, shopped for insurance for my company and my ho
Greetings: Sorry to post another somewhat non-relevant message. 1. I guess I am one of those who gets a little picky on grammar. It is only because I am critical of mine and try to get better at it.
Hi Jim, It seems I may be part of the problem on the segmented sentence. Opening up the window size seems to fix it, though, I bet it could still be a problem similar to my other remark about a WIDE
Dan: I am not an expert. I want to share what I did to also find out from the learned many on this reflector what I could have done better, though too late at this point. I did not know about this re
Ron: The article is in the January 1997 issue of CQ Contest: pages 10 - 11. The author was Steve Sacco, KC2X, kc2x@nebula.ispace.com A Weather-Proof Box/Common Ground Entry Point Method Aluminum Truc
I am not on the reflector but thought I'd let you know how it is here on Oahu, Hawaii. Though one can assume with some reliability that manufacturers spec their towers conservatively and if installat
K9EA: Heights Tower Systems is in business, though it is a reincarnation. The original owner's son, Drake Dimitry, Jr. restarted the business a few years ago. He started to move the business from Mic
Green Island runs a bit east-west of north and south. The pier is roughly halfway up the western beach facing the lagoon. In 1997, we(K7K) used a C3 (horizontally) at the end of the pier. A WARC 7 wa
I own an older Hilti TP800 medium duty demolition hammer (not rotary). The model has since been replaced. I did purchase an 8" long bit with a "socket" end to fit over a 3/4" ground rod. I don't reca
Hawaii presents a problem that many other places may not have. The prevailing weather is Trade wind. Wind oscillating from 5 to 20 MPH and gusts to 25 MPH or higher is almost constant at times. The o
Mike, KH6ND, and I installed a SteppIR BiggIR 6-40m vertical in just such a fashion on Palmyra Atoll, KH5. There is a roughly 40 x 150 ft. warehouse/shed about 25 feet high at the peak being used as
Hammer Drills, Rotary Hammers and Demolition Hammers are different devices. My understanding is as follows (I own and use all three types): Hammer Drills are small and typically don?t exceed a chuck
Wanted 1, 2 or 3 Rohn TB-3 ( 4 hole ? 2 inch mast ) Thrust Bearing. Texas Towers is out of stock and says it?s a long lead time. Does anyone have 1, 2 or 3 new ones they want to sell or know of other
Wanted 1, 2 or 3 Rohn TB-3 ( 4 hole ? 2 inch mast ) Thrust Bearing. Texas Towers is out of stock and says it?s a long lead time. Does anyone have 1, 2 or 3 new ones they want to sell or know of other
The recent references to articles by W1HIS and K9YC were timely indeed. Building and improving a multi-multi contest station is always a challenge. There is always something to learn (and repair). Wi