Yup..., Mike, It means the end of those antenna companies and Western civilization as we know it also. This also means that Santa Claus exists, the tooth fairy really deals with teeth and all those o
I have a couple of the 2800's in U.S. Towers..HDX-72. The rotator will fit but it takes a bit of fooling around with it to see what the correct way to get it inside will be. Far more important is the
Great idea Steve!! 1) After finishing up pouring the concrete base for a tower and scratching in my XYL and my initials with a heart around them, (insurance) I then use a length of 1"-1 1/2" OD pipe
A new thing I learned. When you buy a bunch of Rohn sections, if you're not going to put the sections together and up soon, push or fish the little plastic container that has the nuts and bolts out a
Dear Treasured TowerTalkians, I must respond to my esteemed and respected colleague's note regarding the apparent supercilious usage of certain terms peculiar to Amateur Radio. W0UN has my utmost res
Hi Jack, By the M2 rotors I assume you're discussing the OR2800DC? If so it'll fit inside the top section of a HDX-579, but you must insist on the circular drive plate modification. The drive plate u
Perhaps it was K5RC...or perhaps a Dayton hallucination...Where it was pointed out to me that if you can see the rust on your non-galvinized mast, then clearly your tower is way too short. 73 and I r
I understand the concept of "the more surface area of a ground rod contacting the buried ground the better" for RF and electrical grounding systems...but for the specific case of grounding a Beverage
YO, I put a full size 3 element DX Engineering 40M beam on a Yaesu G-1000SDX. The beam will turn if the wind is less than 8 miles/hour. Several oaths have been directed at this set-up during the heat
Gentlemen/Ladies Once you have determined which way True North really is (whether by shadows, compasses or seance), I'd suggest two things as you are getting your tower ready for action: 1) using a 1
Hi Chuck, Recipe for a cool Beverage: Get 580' of insulated wire. Gauge is not real important. Figure out what direction you want to hear better and using a compass or your wife or local law enforcem
Frank Mayer wrote: Pin the mast and forget it..I have never had a mast failure after pinning it.. I had a Pr0-67C up for 5 years and now I use a Force 12 C-36XR (13 elements 40-10 on a 36 foot boom)
Hi Steve, Before you lay out any cash for the insulators for the Rohn 25, be sure to ask them if they are rated to actually take any kind of a load on the tower after they have been placed. I bought
Pete Smith wrote: and maybe this is overkill. What do you think? Yup, If you can see the rust, which is not a big deal, then your tower is simply too short. Au naturale is a fine way to go. 73 and I