The weight of YOUR material is the easist thing to measure. So it ends up cheaper to galvanize a tube, even though it has more surface area (and takes more zinc) than an equivalent solid (heavier) r
Maybe I've been asleep, but I just noticed that the contesting.com mail-lists/reflectors have undergone some recent work. There's a new look to the archives and a search tool that now searches indivi
I am currently in the throes of checking out three fairly old (20 years?) Hygain Tailtwister rotators prior to installation. Also one HamIV. Of course, I marked the relative position of the housing p
You can rent one of the backhoes around here (upstate NY) for around $200 with a trailer. You need a decent 2" ball hitch and vehicle to tow it of course. They'd probably deliver it for an additional
Anyone using VOX headsets while on the tower? I found fumbling for the radio in the tool bucket (or on the belt) a bit annoying and useless when the aerial tower worker needs both hands for an operat
I can see my post wasn't very clear - what I wanted to know was if anyone uses a headset plugged into their VOX-capable (many/most of them seem to have VOX nowadays) FRS radios? I have two FRS radios
A year ago or so, I bought several rolls of 3M type time, the only special colors they carried were white, red, yellow, blue and green (though the 3M catalog showed more). I bought one of each. Yeste
Any suggestions on the best way to route the coax from the tower to an antenna mounted on a TIC ring? Since, in my case, the TIC is mounted just above guy wires, I cannot drape the coax below the ant
The quick connects they show in their catalog appear to be those used on automotive trailers - try your local autoparts store in the towing section. GL Mike N2MG ++++++++++++++++ Towertalkers: I need
There's a new list-search tool - and it no longer resides on the contesting.com home page. One needs to go to contesting.com and click the appropriate list in the left menu area (in this case, "Towe
Do you mean for the section legs? It's 1.25" OD, 16ga Go to www.rohnnet.com under online catalog (left menu area), then GT series for the real deal... I'm curious - for what do you need the tubing? 7
A quick search on google yields this gem http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/USCG/010480.pdf << These insulators have a small unglazed surface which, although watertight, is liable to collect contaminants
You want your tower straight and plumb. Small amounts of "off-level" in a given section are not important. See the tower guide I referenced earlier http://isddc.dot.gov/OLPFiles/USCG/010480.pdf Nowhe
Not sure there is a "rule of thumb". If I had to guess, I would say it depends on the antenna design and the frequency... One datapoint: just this weekend my Cushcraft 15-4CD dipped low in frequency
There are several small-quantity aluminum vendors listed in the Links database on http://www.eham.net/links - just stick "aluminum" in for the search criteria FWIW http://www.onlinemetals.com is a ni
Be careful whom you quote...I did NOT write this. I merely quoted it in my response. 73 Mike N2MG ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http
Recently, while (re)building several used Hygain 204/105 antennas, I realized I had forgotten the requisite "rope in the elements" in one antenna. I removed an element end cap, stuffing the first few
Won't hold stainless either...too bad! 73 Mike N2MG -- ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com _______________________
Perhaps they were overtightened originally so that the screw (eventually) slipped/stripped-out of the band's slots? I absolutely despise hose clamps (not that there are readily available alternatives
Of course, I read this post too late to catch the show.... I went to the History Channel website and they list this program showing again on Jan 3, at 3PM 73 Mike N2MG -- Tonight on the HISTORY chann