Simple question I think. I'll be going large from 10-40 across two beams and actually prefer some of Opti-beam's larger offerings to the force 12 offerings on the higher bands (more elements). I have
Thanks John. That is the impression i have so far of optibeam. Perfect fit, everything accounted for. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ T
Those unions "protected" themselves right to the unemployment line. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
Thanks Todd Your optibeam recommendation has been echo'd on and off list more than anyone else. The turn out for JK was outstanding as well. I definitely feel comfortable with either one of those com
Lots of glowing recommendations for both Optibeam and JK. I am really liking the look of either Optibeam's OB4-40 or JK's 404c (Both are 4 coil loaded elements on 40). One of those would then be pair
I'm sure it will if you ever plan to crank it past 50'. They have a year to finalize their new regulation, so we shall see what our masters have decided for us. Matt W0MLD ___________________________
Hi Stan, It wouldn't reduce the wind load, but it would slightly decrease the weight of the tubes and the mass of the swinging elements once they get going in a wind. Really though, the primary reaso
Hi Chris, That's a heck of a lot of wind. I would ask SteppIR for the "new" wind load specs for the DB36. They have several pages of information on the beam listing LOTS of specs that are very inform
I would use RG-213. Quite a bit more flexible and durable. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.
I'm wrapping up my rotating tower project and need to complete the swinging gate to handle cables running up the tower. If anyone has photos of their or others' installations they would be helpful. I
Vacuum Excavation. We have a vacuum excavator. They work well for finding underground utilities but they are not cost effective for digging a hole. Once you suck all of that dirt and water you have t
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Hi Donna, Are you limited to self supporting or guyed towers? I know if you speak with the engineers direct at Rohn they will design a tower to your guidelines. The price is NOT much more significant
I've used a mapp torch to light one shots. My tower has 27 cad welds. I also have a K0XG base and have a stranded 2/0 welding cable to connect from the tower to the grounding system, the rest of whic
I used the harger uni-shots on my tower system (not erico one-shots). I have 27 cad welded points and all went without flaw. All were ignited with a MAPP torch. I REALLY like how the igniting powder
I got mine from my local electrical supply house. $38/500' for 12ga THHN. I'm going a bit heavier because of cattle. _______________________________________________ __________________________________
I have the 8x2 and his XL filters and combiner. His gear is AMAZING. I can't recommend highly enough. The only time I see something on another band when transmitting is on the 2nd harmonic, and it is
I use the 8x2 remotely. I don't recall ever having a problem where i had to reset it, but i would make sure you could remotely cycle your 12v supply on and off just in case. For some reason i cant ge
Thanks Jim. I was speaking specifically about his power source for the antenna genius. As always, it is best to shut things down softly before jerking power out from under them, but when all else fai