Hello, Any positive or Negative feedback on the Force 12 LPT-1272 which extends to 72feet. http://force12inc.com/F12-towerinfo-4.htm I plan to put up a SteppIR 3Ele on it. Live in Wake County, NC. Ca
Hello all, Can someone with the archive CD of the CQ articles kindly shoot me an email with the following article please. Build a tree-mounted bracket to support your antenna. CQ. THE RADIO AMATEUR'S
I called freightquote.com today to quote a 26ft x 2ft x 2ft aluminum tower from Boca raton to Cary, NC. The quote was about $650 uncrated at about 150lbs. The other freight services were quoting over
Excellent advice Steve. Would it be better to use an appropriate through bolt/nut to ensure that it does not come off over time.? Would the tree need any kind of treatment just to prevent soft wood l
Folks, I am just waiting on a decision from my Hoa Architecture board on a choice between a Aluma 50ft crankup with a 3Ele steppIr + Tv antenna (versus) the 3Ele stepper on top of a 70ft pine. I am t
Thanks Steve,Joe & Mitch, I appreciate the feedback. Steve,I plan to fabricate the mount per your description based on an earlier thread. The recommendation from the tree removal firm was to use lag
In the case of town of Cary(NC), it is a different story. I called the director of building permits and inspections and informed him that i will be installing a crankup that nests at 25ft with an ant
Hello, I am in need of advice on crating an aluma 25ft long crankup tower. Will most likely be around 27ft with the nested sections and weigh 200lbs. The carrier that will transport it prefers that i
Note:My apologizes for presenting something that is supposed to go into the Antenna restrictions forum. I figure most tower owners are monitoring this list. And hence my request for information. Folk
Folks, Here is what i have in mind to transport a 26ft, 190lbs aluma tower. http://www.americanvan.com/catalog/standard_dynamic_wrap.cfm?FamilyID=325 Install this rack on a 1/2Ton picku truck along w
Folks, Let me give some more information on the situation. The covenant goes like this "All antenna requests will need to be approved by the Architectural review committee". If there is a request tha
Steve, Yes, I did meet Dennis at the Raleigh Hamfest in April. I have his business card in front of me. He actually has his morning Qth in Apex, quite close to my home Qth. 73's Krish w4vku _________
Generator or a car battery & inverter. Krish w4vku _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http
Folks, The antenna zoning book by K1VR has a lot of documentation as well as a study on this topic about property values. Apart from the above, based on postings from this list, i was able to compile
Hello all, I am in the process of installing an Aluma crankup. I have the permit on hand and am following the specs. My handi man is helping me with the work. The tower has a "T" base plate. The Towe
Hello folks, I am ready to install the 200lb telescoping aluma tower. Rather ready to pour concrete. The tower is to be bracketed to the house at a height of approx around 15ft from the ground. The t
Matt, That is contrary to my experience with Stepper. VU2PAI and i ran into Mike and team at the bar in Dayton. During the course of our conversation, we did talk about the 4 element stepper that Pai
Here is the link to the FCC database for the TV stations. There is a ton of data for each station. http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/tvq.html _______________________________________________ __________
When the switch in my 986 needed replacement, i picked up one @ Dayton in 09. It was a whopping $60 or so. The switch is made by an outfit located in my backyard(almost, relatively speaking). http://
They were travelling out to Dayton and returned on the 19th. I did hear back from them(via email) yesterday. Krish w4vku _______________________________________________ ______________________________