Mike - If you pull the axle for the pulley, and remove the sheave, you can push a U-loop of the cable thru the housing and then put the sheave back in. 74, Mike NF4L _________________________________
Jim - I recently took down my 90' guyed tower and 4L SteppIR and installed a crank-up tilt-over. Here's why. I don't climb and it's hard/expensive to hire a climber and a crane. I had to take the Ste
I like the self-fusing silicon tape. You can wind it so it forms a flange against a bulk-head connector. I cover mine with a layer of Scotch 88 or 33 for xtra UV protection. https://www.youtube.com/w
Tony - SteppIR repairs the EHUs. It's a lot less than replacement. Here's the link to the return form. http://www.prestosell.com/cgi-bin/order.pl?ref=Fluidmotion&fm=10 Or call them. It's worth whatev
I dunno about the LMR600uf, but the jacket on the LMR400uf is reportedly very fragile. Have you considered BuryFlex all the way? 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ ________
I used one for my raising fixture and to extend the tower and it didn't last long. Best I can figure, the bushing for the worm shaft siezed and turned in the frame. That cut the bushing and enlarged
I forgot to say, I use a 24V wheelchair motor to drive the winches. It's variable speed, so it's easy to avoid heating the bushings. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ ____
A guyed tower is nice if you climb, or have cheap easy access to a climber and/or crane. As we age, and climbers become a real rarity, a crank-up tilt-over becomes a much better choice. Antennas, rot
Take a look here http://www.nn4zz.com/tiltplate.htm or Google for antenna hinge. I built one, works great. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ ______________________________
Why do you say the tilt-plate wouldn't give you access to the vertical? The Yagi's elements would be parallel to the ground, at whatever height you chose to stop the descent, altho horizontal or belo
Not a lot of info, but something like this? http://www.globalsources.com/si/AS/Zhejiang-Huafeng/6008825866141/pdtl/Pvc-Honeycomb-Pipe/1070589722.htm 73, Mike NF4L ____________________________________
The other day, I turned on my G-1000DXA and got no response. The box says 180 degrees, and the antenna is pointed north. I read open on the wiper and pot wires, and on the motor pair. Applying 12v to
Thanks, John - I'm not sure I can get the 2800 in the Hg-70HD. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tow
Yep, and it's 2 inches taller. There's not a lot of maneuvering room on the tower, it has to go in thru a Z brace. I'll have to do some measurements. Plus it requires a new hole for the mast pin bolt
At least it comes with cable. Of course it's about 12 feet short.... 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing li
Did you use the shock mount? 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists
Thanks, David - I'm leaning toward a gut shot. Everything on the exterior looks good. I have a new-in-the-box twin, jut pondering whether to use that or got for the 2800. The 1000 was up for maybe 10
I don't find a U.S. distributor. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://l
Page not found message. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.cont
My Ufer ground megged at 4 ohms. No ground rods. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contest