They are still listed on Wireman as ICE units, model 348. ICE was changed to Morgan after the owner of ICE died a few years ago. They are listed at 64.40USD. 73, Larry W6NWS You sure about that Model
Usually the only statistics to be had I'd bet are for ones that didn't use the "safety devices". If I use one of these devices and slip or fall and get saved by the device it is not going to be repor
Lowes, HomeDepot, and probably many other places sell a hook that you can hang your paint can on a ladder rung for not much money which would probably have helped you out. One end clips to the paint
I used 3 inch sch 40. I had a electrical pull snake for pulling coax and control lines down 150 feet of conduit without any trouble - not even pull soap was required. 73, Larry W6NWS --Original Messa
I routinely measure at the back of the amp and as close to the antenna as is easily possible. I don't usually climb the towers but measure at the base of the tower knowing that there is additional lo
You might be able to get North from your property survey in some places. I am fortunate that the road in front of my house is a couple of seconds off exactly E-W and my property only a couple of seco
The Polyphaser book recommended ground rods spaced at 2x the length of the ground rods. The purpose was to spread the charge out in the event of a hit. So is that theory or explanation now out, dispr
He was more concerned with getting stuff out the door than documentation based on a call I had with him. I had three F12 antennas. Each antenna required multiple calls to get the correct dimensions a
M2 was derived from KLM which started in the 1970's. 73, Larry W6NWS I disagree. You don't think I have a clue. I think you have less than zero clues. OK that's an imaginary number, but it's as laugh
There are ends made for sealing (DX Engineering and others have them). I just put some caulk in the cap and push it on the end of the Phillystran. The caps are about 0.25USD or so a piece. No problem
If not, I saw mine a couple of days ago and could scan it. 73, Larry W6NWS Chuck, I'm out grocery shopping now but when I return home, Ill attach the manual for a EF180B to you. I'm positive I have i
I've used I-beams for 100ft 45G and 75 ft 25G elevated guys. I needed to drive my tractor under the guys. An engineer is your best bet for the calcs. My I -beams are buried partly (about 4 feet) in c
I had several F12 antennas. One element of a 2 el 40M antenna fell off when the pop rivets on the element to boom plate elongated the holes on the boom. Those rivets were done by F12. Why? No idea. I
Don't forget about RBN possibilities for checking signal strengths. 73, Larry W6NWS --Original Message-- From: Robert Harmon Sent: Friday, August 28, 2015 1:33 PM To: Ham - Tower Talk Subject: Re: [T
I had a relatively early C3XL but it did not have a hairpin match. It had the DE's tied together and a single feed. Only a very vague recollection but I think the first ones did have separate feed li
Force 12 used 3 rivets per joint on the elements and 4 on element to boom plates in general. The rivets worked OK on the elements and were spaced about 1.5" apart as I recall. The boom to element pla
The ones I have used (mainly on Phyllistran) have a coating on the inner surface of the grip which helps in the adhesion but I don't think it is actually an adhesive per se. The instructions gave a f
The Polyphaser book on grounding recommended that ground rods be spaced about twice the length of the rods (e.g., 16 feet spacing for 8 foot rods). Presumably that will help with the charge saturatio
I always try to have the nuts on the bottom to minimize sun exposure. But I have not had any problems even with nuts pointing up in 10 years (in NC). We get some cold weather here (not like many plac
M2 has a kit for some of the later antennas to help with ice and wind problems. Basically, it doubles the height of the central element truss support and uses Phillystran as the truss support. The li