<snip> I like my US Tower HDX-555 with tilt-over option. At the moment it's supporting only a 3-el SteppIR, but I planned ahead for possible addition of 4th element, 30/40 upgrade, and VHF/UHF antenn
When I first started thinking about a tower, someone told me (or I read somewhere), "Don't buy a used tower, not even from Jesus Christ." Not how I, a pastor (since retired), would have put it myself
I have a comprehensive Rohn catalog in PDF format that I found on the 'Net somewhere. (Google might turn it up.) It definitely specifies two brackets -- and does not allow for much length above the u
But the sellers could still claim -- but cannot prove -- that their homes would have sold at a higher price if it were not for your tower. There is no way of *proving* either assertion because it is
But that's why "we" have Homeowners' Associations -- to prohibit such nefarious activities as changing my car's wiper blades while it is standing in the driveway, allowing the kids to use sidewalk ch
I have the HDX-555, but the principle should be the same. I used BuryFlex from Davis RF (www.davisrf.com) and have it suspended from the top standoff using a Kellem Grip. When I lower the tower, I le
I think that until not too long ago it was much the same in Taiwan, that bastion of aggressively anti-Communist "freedom", with which the USA has an unofficial but "special" relationship: neither has
I have the HDX-555 and got the powered up/down option -- but not the remotely operated one, having accepted the logic of those who warned: "You don't want to be moving a tower up and down unless you
As others have said, at any of the "Home Improvement" stores. But the price keeps increasing. The original 5/8" x 8ft. ones I bought about 4 years ago were $8.xx each. Later I paid $13.xx for some. N
But I suspect that that is so they can quote the largest possible area and hope that nobody notices that it's for an antenna only 1' above the top of the tower. 73 Alan NV8A _________________________
When I was investigating the Heights towers, I noticed that their standard grounding kit used 2/0 wire. I've used #4 for my US Tower installation. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________
AIUI, there is a special category of weldable rebar. The ordinary stuff isn't weldable. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ To
My understanding is that the NEC sets a minimum standard. Any local authority can impose stricter standards. E.g., some communities on Long Island, NY required metal-sheathed electrical wiring, altho
I've used a wrecking bar between the bottom of the tower proper and the mounting plate of my UST HDX-555. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ ________________________________
To me, a crow bar is long and straight, but that may be Brit-speak. What I am calling a wrecking bar is shorter and has a slight bend at one end and almost a "U" bend at the other. More convenient to
I'm sure that documentation is available ahead of time for a fee, but since our local building dept. is very accommodating wrt Amateur Radio towers ("As long as it's no higher than 70ft, it's no conc
When *I* was learning the violin (which could have been even longer ago), we used rosin for the bows. One source of beeswax would be your nearest Eastern Orthodox church: most use beeswax candles; ma
I have used this product -- "Stuf" -- but I thought that what other people were talking about was more like Vaseline in appearance but different in chemical properties. 73 Alan NV8A _________________
I have found that that thin clear outer sheath does not do well outdoors -- and of course it was never intended for exposure to sunlight/UV. Alan NV8A _______________________________________________
The AN Wireless towers offer this as an option. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contestin