Wellllll......there are several things to consider. First of all, there are alternatives to Phyllistran other than steel with insulators. Polygon makes a fiberglass guy rod which I and others use for
I have added a section to my website re:the fiberglass guy wire I used in my installation: http://www.erols.com/n3rr Bill, N3RR -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions:
I use the Buckingham Manufacturing Company harness. Their whole catalog is on the web. I have just updated my website with several vendors' URLs/links/etc, including theirs. http://www.erols.com/n3rr
Gentlemen, Yes, it's true. Sometimes it makes a difference. Sometimes it's significant. And there is a reference to go to to determine what it is!! Per the ARRL Handbook, 1994, Chapter 16 (Transmissi
Jim, The subject was the one to which I responded. "Mismatch" seems to me to be SWR/VSWR. "Losses" appears to me to be (lost power). Others have posted about power not making it to the antenna are re
Alan, Go with the Cushcraft 40-2CD. Its performance is exceptional. The new production model has been beefed up mechanically and has a built in balun. I have a stacked pair (134/67 feet). They perfor
Yes, Chuck, I see a big problem: NO ENGINEERING (at least none-apparent in the post) That includes determining information such as: The maximum load that will be put on the guys during operation (plu
I hope you have performed your RF Exposure evaluation per the FCC rules. That is a requirement for you (per the details in your post) and it will do you well to have it, your approved building permit
Paul, What they are doing is "depreciating" your installation. This is a typical insurance procedure and is quite logical. You have already used the portion the useful life prior to the accident and
I went with 3/8" fiberglass guy rod made by Polygon (13,000# breaking strength). Glass grips (like Big grips for steel) at each end attached to standard guy hardware is cheaper than insulator-broken-
Merv, There are several vendors. The one I know of is: Polygon International PO BOX 176 Walkerton, IN 46574-0176 219-586-3122 We used their PGP-504 UV Stabilized product bought in 1994. There are spe
If you haven't been to it yet, the National Association of Tower Erectors has a great Web page dedicated to all aspects of tower installation/maintenance/safety. Their monthly newsletter is there eve
Watch out...W6QHS (now W6NL) says not to do this, even though he once advocated it. Instead, beef up the boom, use the HiGain boom/mast clamps and eliminate the boom trusses altogether...All per Dave
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> The company that took over Polar Research is TIC General, Inc. They make the TIC Ring Rotor which has been advertised in CQ/QST over the past few years. Quite a few ham
Several of us have bought PLP's Glasgrips for my fiberglas guy rod. I agree with the advice above: talk to the PLP engineering staff to be sure you use the correct grip/part for your application. The
I've done exactly that on my tower. If you use a hand winch, be sure to use one with a worm gear drive (like the one I got from Harbor Freight Tools) or one with a positive brake, otherwise you're as
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --6F5161E84C4F Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I should add that I raised the mast through the tower to near th
Hey, guys, "I think" and "I assume" are not warm and fuzzy words when talking about this subject. Follow the specifications. Do what you are supposed to do. But let's get some solid advise about what
This is exactly what some of us have been saying for a long time. If you have your lightning protection subsystem engineered properly, you WILL be protected. Most hams just don't understand what it t