I have searched the archives but have not been able to find an answer to my question. I am building a cabin on top of a tall ridge in West Virginia. I am interested in putting up a tower next spring
Ted -- the Force 12 web site mentions that you can discount the wind load calculation by a factor of 2/3 to account for the cylindrical surface of the boom (unless the boom is in fact square). I disc
I am building a hilltop cabin for HF operation and need to select my desired lightning protection for the AC service entrance. I have read that the MOV devices age and eventually need to be replaced,
I am about to install a US Tower crankup model HDX589. I would like to talk (via phone) to anyone who has installed a US Tower crankup and can help me with some general questions related to the concr
Thanks for the tremendous responses. I will begin calling some of you shortly. For those that I don't end up calling, thanks for the offer. 73, mat kk1c ______________________________________________
I have searched the Towertalk archives and read that log periodic antennas can have the undesirable side effect of capturing too much RF; their broadbanded capability results in all signals in the an
I purchased a 6 year old US Tower HDX-589MDPL crank-up from an SK's estate last year. It has been sitting horizontal since it was delivered from US Tower - it has never been put into service -- but i
Steve - I have not had the chance to inspect the tower very closely. But after reading all the helpful posts, I suspect I have no real reason to be worried, I am now comfortable that the tower will m
I thought MFJ acquired Hy-Gain in 1999? What did MFJ just acquire then? I plan on installing a TH11DX in the spring -- should I buy it now in case there is any supply or quality issues over the next
I am about to pour concrete for the base of my HDX589 tower. I am going to go with a Ufer ground as well as the Polyphaser recommended eight 75' radials with multiple ground rods (8' rods every 16').
An update on this thread and a new question or two: Seems to be pretty well agreed that connecting the rebar to the tower and radials is a good thing. The potential damage to concrete is attributed t
I bought this tower through Matt at XX Towers who got it from the estate of a silent key in late 2009. It was shipped to the original owner but never installed. I bought it to install at my cabin loc
I plan to ground the coax shields at the top and bottom of the tower; I will also ground the center conductors of the coax runs at the tower base via ICE or similar products. I was thinking about goi
I will be ordering an HD60 from AN Wireless on Monday for my windy and lightning-prone ridge top WV location and have some questions regarding installation: 1. It looks like the preferred way to supp
I am looking for an experienced contractor who has successfully installed freestanding tower(s) before and can help me with the foundation work for my upcoming AN Wireless tower project -- tasks incl
I am finally getting around to putting up my 60' AN Wireless tower on top of a rocky ridge in WV. I rented a Hilti demo hammer and got about 1/3 of my rods in to the ground at least 4' -- but the maj
I have been reading the responses and have decided to try one last time to get the rods as deep as possible. Last time around I rented a 20 lb Hilti combination hammer drill/demo hammer. This time ar