That is a good plan too but make sure the owner gives you a letter that it is OK for a boom truck to come onto the property as they are heavy and can damage driveways and gardens.... Been there too!
Yes they do exist, but since Commscope replaced LDF5-50 with AVA5-50 they might be hard to find. 73 NJ0F Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ __________________________
Using HRD with an Orion rotor and no problems with the software here. Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mai
I am planning a 160m vertical with elevated radials, using Rohn 25G tower sections. I plan to have the tower insulated at 30' above ground. Rohn is very proud of their 25TG insulated section and I ha
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Create makes a fine line of ham related items. Why is there not a US Ham dealer for them? I see dealers here selling all sorts of antennas and equipment (Tokyo, OptiBeam etc) from other parts of the
Thanks to all who responded with suggestions and it is much appreciated. I think I found what I was looking for. 73's Andre NJ0F Norm and crew from Norms Fab in Michigan are at Dayton every year. Com
I am missing something here as US Tower advises against lubricating cables. What are you gaining by lubricating cable? I my opinion if a un-lubricated galvanized cable shows signs of rust, it is time
I had many crank up towers over a span of 25 years and never lubed a single cable, nor had a cable snap or fail. Having said this, I regularly inspect cables on my towers and replace them if required
Well I never heard of a crank up tower that failed because the cables were not lubricated PROVIDING manufacturer guidelines are followed and cables are changed when required. I think we as hams tend
Sent from my iPhone True but you should not be speeding in the first place ... Valid argument Steve, but in my world the cost if replacing the cables every 3 years is much cheaper than me spending ti
After doing this many times before no need for instructions anymore hi hi. NJ0F Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tow
Steve, Different people have different views and preferences. I prefer not to lube crank up tower cables and replace cables when required. How do you lube the top cables on a 89ft tower in "a few min
John, You hit the nail on its head. I would rather want one 180ft rotating Rohn 55 tower than mess with 4 crank up towers but I had to chose between continuing climbing towers or respecting my family
Alan, I am not home but I should have the info on file and will get with you off list next week. 73 NJ0F Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ __________________________
OK here is one that will probably cause a stir. I built my own 72ft crank up tower when I still lived in Africa. I extended it to the height I wanted and then used a ladder to climb up in insert a 2"
Mickey, I have had great luck using Uship.com on moving several towers and large antennas from all over the United States. In fact, I am moving two large Crank-up towers, (one being a Skyneedle that
If you purchase from a tower vendor, they will load it for you. You need to arrange offloading at your QTH. For tower offloading, talk to a local wrecker company or if you have a buddy with a truck m
Knowing hams, the short answer is sadly no. Next point of discussion will be analyzing the molecular composition of the minerals used to manufacture the anchors .... 73 NJ0F Sent from my iPhone _____
I am looking to exchange ideas with anyone on this reflector who had to have a new base built for a Skyneedle tower. Please drop me a note off list and we can pick up from there. 73 Andre NJ0F ______