It COULD be done without a crane, but obviously by someone with experience. The idea would be to rig up clamps on the tower and three hydraulic jacks. On a calm day the guys could all be loosened up
After a little more thought, the simplest fix might go something like this: Devise a clamp on leg reinforcement that would be SECURELY bolted to the legs above the splits and would rest on the concre
Hmmmm...A little comma mahes such a difference Take the log from your own eye before trying to pluck the splinter from mine. Seems like I was taught that when I was about 5 years old. 73, Tom Amateu
Thanks Jim ab3cv Yes. L5TDF-PS or L5TDM-PS. -Steve K8LX _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com
Depends which one you have. The center pin solder type will generally ship with the center pin loose in the bag. That type is usually for the "UF" (stranded center conductor) cable. If it seems to be
Products like coax seal are worth using liberally wherever it can be applied if needed. Just make sure you never have to take it off. It's the WORST stuff in the world to get off of anything. You pu
Been doing swinging arms for years... Make sure the tower face is set in such a way as to allow the rotation in the direction you want. You can make a model of this on a piece of acetate over a draw
Which is why I always chuckle when someone, apparently thinking of their tower as some sort of rigid rod (sorry about that :-)), agonizes over their rotator brake. Now mine never did that. You could
On 6/22/2013 12:27 AM, Hans Hammarquist wrote: I believe the screw anchor is good enough by itself to act grounding rod. I, myself, did not put any grounding rods at the guy anchors but I used nine
According to Anchor Guard, an anchor even all by itself can act as a corrosion cell: "Basic Anchor Support Design Example 1. Figure 6 shows the basic design of a typical anchor support. The anchor s
I can't get rid of the wired network. wireless isn't fast enough for large file transfers and I do a lot of photography with typically 8 to 10 terabytes on each of 4 computers. Unfortunately even a
The very first of David's hits claim to supply direct burial cable with pre-assembled connectors: http://fiberopticcables.stores.yahoo.net/dibuca.html I didn't check the others but I'm pretty sure it
They did change the model number, they decided on LMR600-75. Not sure why... We've used quite a bit of it - specs are very similar to .500 CATV hardline. -Steve K8LX There's a 75 ohm version of Times
I'm not concerned with what the connectors look like after the water proofing is removed as it is only cosmetic. As far as the hot melt glue from the Heat Shrink, it's just more of what new heat shr
Everyone has their foibles I guess. But at least now you've had one answer to your question. -Steve K8LX I've asked why people care, but have never received an answer other than If you're asking why
Everyone has their foibles I guess. But at least now you've had one answer to your question. True, but I disagree that a clean connector means no leak. Unless the water is dirty, or acetic, it takes
I did say "years old weatherproofing". We are looking at two different philosophies. The problem with this approach is it tells you "after the fact" and if the seal does not bond to the connector, j
<snip> Look, I purchase and use thousands of dollars of heat shrink a year to satisfy customers. On my own station, I normally don't use it, unless to improve strain relief when needed. Please consi
Richard was talking about self supporting towers, not self supporting crank up towers. Yes, the lift cable is a definite factor in any consideration of adding guys to a crank up. But I've never seen
added to a free standing tower, not an issue. How so? In a no wind static case, the guys add down force, some of which will appear on the diagonal cross braces. How much depends on the relative compr