Joe, I painted the fiberglass tubes on my SteppIR with Krylon Fusion, the put on a couple of coats of Krylon UV- reststant clear. Too early to tell how well it worked. 73, Mike NF4L _________________
My manual says M8 x 16mm. Here's a link that gives specs for M8. Figuring out the pitch looks like a challenge. http://euler9.tripod.com/bolt-database/23.html 73, Mike NF4L __________________________
Hans - I think it all depends on what you're drilling into. have used 1/2" hard drawn copper tubing with a hose fitting soldered to it to jet the tube down. AFAICR, those are in 10' lengths. 73, Mike
Just keep the cat from walking on it..... 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com
I'm interested in building a Waller flag for receiving on 160M. If anyone has built one, and it works, I have a couple of questions. 73 & HNY, Mike NF4L ______________________________________________
I got mine here, along with a coax stripper. The crimper has changable inserts. http://www.hamcq.com/tools/crimping-tools-and-dies/cat_109.html 73, Mike NF4L _________________________________________
As part of my tower refurbishment I'm giving crimp connectors (NOT clamp) a try. The first 3 went really smoothly. No. 4 however had a problem. When I squeezed the crimper, it was like trying to crus
Ted - I got my tool and connectors at http://www.hamcq.com/coax-coax-connectors-cables-coax-tools/tools-for-coax-connectors/crimping-tool-for-coax-connectors/prod_115.html I've also bought connectors
Thanks for your reply Peter. I hope my experience is different! :-D Mike _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTa
Bingo, Roger. I took another look at that connector and there are the crimp marks up on the shoulder. Another application of the tool, and it looks good. Mike ________________________________________
While waiting on favorable weather to get my SteppIR down for repair, I put up an R8. I have it up 10' and the mast is grounded as per the instructions. It's 40 feet from the house, is as clear a spo
I had a plastic owl on my mast and not a lot of birds. Lightning blew the eyes out of it, and when I repaired the damage to the beam, I didn't put it back up. About the same amount of birds. I got mi
Check out the MDS at http://www.mds-ham.com/ Not sure if they have one for that rotor. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
Does N1MM turn the antenna to the call currently being worked when you click? My interpretation of point 'n shoot is a knob I can turn to any heading I like and activate it. Either a physical one (li
To lower a Hazer or Razr on a guyed tower, the guys would have to be taken off at the bottom. The tram would travel with them inside it. Seems phillystran would be easier to deal with, providing the
I'm thinking about taking down my Rohn 25 and replacing it with a crank-up. I have a G7 (2M) on a stand-off on the side of the 25. What is the impact of mounting the G7 bottoms up on a stand-off on t
Thanks Randy. The owl isn't there anymore, a lightning strike blew his eyes out, rendering him useless, so I retired him. Re "lightning rich Florida' and that's why the vertical ain't going on top. I
Dale, yes, fear of lightning. My firm belief, and no amount of science (or voodoo theory) will shake it, is that verticals and lightning are natural partners. Lightning and high-mounted verticals hav