Tom wrote: << I'm interested in guys lengths as well. If one were to use 130 feet of rohn 25 for 160M or 80M. The nearest other tower is about 300 feet away. The guy anchors are about 60' from the ba
I implemented Steve's solution on my tower and several others I have worked on for friends. I like to make 3 full turns 8 to 12" diameter. This works especially well if you have the flat top adaptor,
<< How many loops and what diameter would be good for 1/2" hardline? or 3/8" hardline? Floyd Rodgers KC5QBC >> Hello Floyd, Good Question. I'm posting the reply to help others and get it into the arc
<< I filled my legs with anchor cement. It's been fine for the last 13 years. John >> How about the Shop vac with an accessory piece of garden hose to suck the water out, then filling them with paraf
Hi all, I use the goat skin roping glove that have the extra layer on the palm for guiding sliding ropes. I have added some modifications that you might find helpful: 1) I cut off the fingertips of t
Hi Todd, If you have a window on the side of the shack where you are bringing in your cables, you can make a plate with a wooden frame that is simply clamped in the lower window operator. If you don'
<< Anyone using the Rohn screw anchor (GAS604)? Or is there one better that doesn't cost 2-3 times the cost of Rohn's?==NT4X >> I chose one made by AB Chance for my Rphn 25g installation. Model #*634
Hello All, I have been asked to help take down a tower for a friend, Scott, AG4GO. It is 10 sections of Rohn 25G in commercial use that was given to my friend for free. The top section is a sleeve-to
Hello all, Thank you for the replies so far, both on and off list. Scott knows the person who owns the crane, so it can be had for fuel costs, I suspect. I like the temporary guying ideas, and I feel
Thanks from Scott and I for all the good discussion on reclaiming the old tower. We are definitely not planning to re-use the bolts since they have been up and rusting for so long. Those crappy Rohn
How about building a knife or rocker switch at the top that operates like a see-saw, and drop two ropes to the ground from it. Pulling on one rope closes the switch and connects your hat. Pulling the
<< ...snip ... I use old Big Grips wrapped part way for my wire pullers. Cheap and easy. Tom N4KG >> Great tip, Tom. This is exactly what I have done. I salvaged a bunch of grips from an old tower re
Greetings gang; I performed some gutter work on my 2-story home that required a safety rope system. I was installing gutter guards in places I could not reach with my ladder. I do not have a very ste
Greetings, Gang, I recently received a 'portable power station' as a gift. You may have seen these in one form or another. It is a 4 amp-hour, gel-cell battery, connected to a cigarette lighter outle
<< I have recently completed construction of a moderately large antenna - 48 foot boom with 5 elements for 20m and 2 heavily beefed up 402CD elements. This weighs about 250 pounds. The problem is tha
<< A C3/4 at the top of the tower and a 13 element 2M beam AIN'T MUCH OF A STACK! Certainly within the 12 or so square feet of capacity of 25G. Sheesh. This is the stack I have on 110 feet of 25G wit
1. Modify the tower by cutting out the diagonals....snip.. 2. Modify the shelf by cutting away part of it so it will clear the diagonals....snip... 3. Mount the shelf at the junction of the top secti
Hello Larry et all; Some time back after installing my first tower I described a simple and effective scheme here on TowerTalk that I have implemented to help protect me from lightning. Here's a link
<< Back in the fall I purchased a used TH-7 and completly dismantled and reassembled the antenna before putting it on the tower in late October just before CQWW. My procedure and subsequent findings
<< snip...Result is that one of the tower legs is doglegged / bent quite noticeably, like mebbe 2" inside tower from vertical ... bend is just a few inches above the top of the concrete base in which