I was in Sam's Club yesterday and noticed that their GE CF bulbs have a warning against using them close to emergency communications equipment. A frequency range was mentioned: the upper limit was 30
That was quick. Mine (same model, just under a year ago) took about 10 weeks. I wonder if somebody canceled an order. BTW, I used a tow truck to get the tower off the truck, but it bogged down in the
My concrete guy gave me a fixed-price quote for the hole for my HDX-555. The hole was supposed to be 5x5x7 but ended up significantly larger, so he simply poured more concrete: 9yds instead of 6.5. P
US Tower told me (and others) that they now recommend beeswax rather than grease for lubricating the tower sections. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _____________________
Has anybody replaced a K1550 (as used on some US Tower models) by a K2550? The mechanical advantage of the latter is much greater, so operation should be much easier. Is the arrangement of mounting h
The "home improvement" stores sell bronze grounding clamps in various sizes to fit pipe/tube at least 2 in. in diameter and with holes that will easily accommodate #4 wire. BUT it's advisable to sepa
I bought a heavy-gauge steel box about the size you mentioned, but it cost a lot more than that -- a little more than $100, I think, at Crescent Electric (which has outlets all over, but not in every
Obviously the term "stainless steel" covers a wide range of alloys, so some may be more suitable than others. I don't recall where I read the recommendation originally, but I notice that Polyphaser s
The Bury-Flex I got about 18 months ago looks like the picture. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Tow
The Bury-Flex I bought about 18 months ago does have the foil. Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTa
The docs. pertaining to my HDX-555 with MCL100 Limit Switch package include a section headed "1 HP wiring for 220V": "Black T4 Tape T2 & T3 Tape P2 White P1 Green T5 Red T8" -- where Tx and Px refer
I used http://www.polyphaser.com/productdetail.aspx?item=UNI-KIT-2TT but that does not show it installed. Polyphaser makes a series of these, different ones depending on the metals at each end. I bou
It seems strange to me that there's nothing on the ICE Web site about the company being for sale, but perhaps not as strange as seeing a business offered for sale on ebay, of all places. I'm also cur
I think you need to talk to a lawyer. The ARRL has Volunteer Counsel who will assist you, but I am not sure how much of their help is actually free. You could also ask on the Ham-Law reflector. BTW,
Before moving to this area (W. Michigan), I checked ordinances and asked to see CC&Rs and/or HOA rules for every property that looked as though it had possibilities. Holland Township allows antennas
I have a 55ft US Tower with the coax support arms. I know some people anchor the coax at each support arm, but then the coax forms loops with a small radius, probably smaller than is good for it. I c
In a former life I worked as a humble soil tester on highway construction projects in VK4. From what I read and heard discussed, my impression was that if for any reason the pouring of what was inten
I don't remember the depth and can't put my hands on the drawings for my HDX-555 tower, but the contractor used a large augur then squared the hole (sort of) by hand. He ended up using 9 yards of con
The foundation for my HDX-555 cost $2500 in W. Michigan a little over 18 months ago. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
A little over 20 years ago, somebody told me that Sony in the UK had found that some of the cassettes in its own warehouse were counterfeit. I don't know how that could have happened, unless someone