Which power company does that? Mine doesn't. These types of tools may be on a case by case basis depending on the power company. -Mike Actually, the power company uses a special UV camera that is sol
Bill, You are correct... I mentioned that ultrasonic recvr earlier in my post. Trouble is a lot of power line noise / RFI investigators don't have them. Those that are serious about finding the noise
I use a small outboard motor cover made from a weather resistant fabric. It has a draw string and covers the motor and lift apparatus entirely. It allows for any water that gets into the opening to r
You might also look for other motors that TEFC or totally enclosed fan cooled. I have seen virtually the same motor that I bought from LEESON for my HG-70D at Tractor Supply...I think it was a G/E 1h
I think the ones that used to come from IIX had TWO clamps, one above and one below the step. They were expensive to buy and heavy to ship but well made. -Mike These riser clamps look dangerous - too
This subject has turned up before on TT. And as my father once said, you PAY for what you GET. Two other schools of thought come to mind. In my case, I am big into OVERKILL. If something is rated for
Gerald is correct here. I think one has to start with the feed line. IF W7WHY wants his antenna resonant at 7.125 it might be in his best interest to find out what the velocity factor is for his coax
Rather than have to guy wire one of my two verticals at my qth, I stood one up within the branches of a 20ft or so tall tree in front of my house. It helps disguise it as well. It is an HF2V that kic
Dave, This whole topic has been a sure sign of a 'slow news week'. Perhaps now that Yaesu has some news to report the rest of this nonsense about trees and about wire antennas will take it's place wi
Bill, Did you not know you were buying a house close to an airport I onder? - Mike Bill, In Florida sellers/realtors must disclose that the house sits under a flight path. You might want to check on
Thanks Roger...some reality was needed in this thread. -Mike Of "full scale" Insertion loss below 30 or even 50 MHz for a PL259 can be pretty much ignored in most cases. With SO2R (6-pack) remote ant
Alas another reality check..thank you also Don. -Mike I seem to recall K2TNO doing a little presentation on this at Dayton many, many years ago. Lab grade test gear measurements w/an enormous string
My experience as well some years back...I used a Radio Works 'California Windom 160' at 120 ft up that was most assuredly flat. The center section is also supposed to be vertical from what I remember
I think it all depends on what he is going to side mount. I had 160ft of Rohn 45 with 4 x 4 x 4, the two lower Hygain 204BAs were on those IIX mounts with Ham IVs. They were up for almost 10 years in
You could ask around, pick up a couple of old yagis from one band or another, fill up the gas tank, go to Home Depot and get some new stainless clamps, bolts, washer, nuts, design and build a new ant
Steve, I know you have seen lots of posts on TT about climbing belts and safety harnesses. I have not seen anything about BOOTS or work shoes of any kind. I used to have some boots that I would wear
Thanks for all the input on the "shoes" or boots suitable for climbing. I would indeed be interested in more than a SHOE and would want a boot of some nature, and for SURE a steel shank in the sole s
This is off topic for tower talk .... but I also use the N2VZ tuner with my Kenwood 480 and Tarheel Model 100 and they work great. If you want further input you should subscribe to the Yahoo HF Mobil
Looks like the motor drive/rotor used for the older log periodic antennas that HyGain used to sell. - Mike The control box looks as though it comes from one of the big HyGain rotators whose construct
I used Romex cable for some 300ft or more runs to towers that I had up in Virginia. I would advise keeping the cables OFF the ground as much as possible, even a few feet especially if they are in the