The coax I was looking at is the DXE-400MAX. It has a stranded center. The JEFA that is 399 for 1000 feet is not a Flex coax but appears to have a solid center conductor. The JEFA that has the strand
I got mine used so the price was much less than new but it has the motor drive and I can't imagine cranking it up and down as often as I do without the motor, of course my area is surrounded by wind
Thanks, Bob. I was going to mention the XR5 as well. It has been an outstanding performer for me at 55 feet on a HDX-555. When I get fed up with the U/VHF SSB stuff they will probably go and get repl
I originally ran a T6 from Tennadyne. It was ok on 10/12/15 but I was never excited about the performance on 17 and 20. I am no EE but I figured the boom length was probably a little short. I run an
I have a stack on my tower that consists of, from bottom to top, an XR-5, EF-606, 2M9SSB, 424B and a dual band vertical at the top. I have always been of the opinion that I want the antennas to face
HI Folks, i have an HDX-555 with raising fixture from UST. I have noticed some rust forming in the area where the cable goes over the fixture, to the tower and back to the raising fixture. I have mea
Wow, I enjoyed watching but had to stop half way through. I started getting sick from the motion of him swinging his head back and forth, the height didn't help I suppose. Phil N9LAH https://www.yout
I have a number of tubes of Loctite RTV 598 Black Silicone. It states that it is low odor and non-corrosive. Does anyone know if this is similar to, say, the Permatex brand sold by DXEngineering? I s
Apparently everyone has their own "spin" on this one!! Phil N9LAH -- _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@c
Now don't be too hasty. I did have a ham friend who had a small TV type rotor on the boom of his 3 element CC 6 meter beam so he could go vertical for FM or horizontal for SSB. I never did ask how th
I have noticed some surface rust starting on the tilt over cable on my HDX-555. I have purchased replacement cable but am having a heck of a time finding someone who can properly terminate it for me.
I have the swagging tool that uses the two blocks and the bolts to crimp the ferrules. I used it and it is no way close to the crimp on the original cable. It looks like it would be fine for crimping
I have since replaced the motor on my HDX555 but the old one had a broken plastic fan in the end of the motor and it would click when the motor ran. I don't remember exactly but the noise was always
Hi Folks I have inquired with the folks at Alfa and they tell me that the Big Rak will fit inside my HDX-555 but the motor will hang out keeping me from nesting the tower completely. I am alright wit
Howdy TTers I am currently trying to hook my new Alfa Spid RAK rotor to my Green Heron RT21 controller. The manual I have for the controller states that rotor terminals 1 and 2 are for Motor CW and C
Thanks all for the info. I have only a 75 foot run to the rotor and utilized the existing rotor cable to run the Alfa-Spid. It had 2x 18 gauge and 6 x 22 gauge wires. I used the 18's for power and 2
Hi All Went out this morning to crank up the tower to see if I could hear any of the EU on 6 meters. as soon as it started up I heard a couple cracking noises. I stopped and tweaked it up and down a
I don't think he was necessarily commenting on my using a remote, which I wasn't ( I can practically stick my hand out the shack window and run the tower). I think it was a general statement about us
Just make sure to have mics as well so ypu can listen for the scary cracking sound! Phil N9LAH Sent from Xfinity Connect Application --Original Message-- And it shows the flaw in my assumption that,
Hi Folks I have a quite "mature" Fulton 2550. I didn't like how it was acting last summer. Letting out cable to lower the tower, with weight on the cable, the handle would turn but the spool would on