I just found out my county is considering establishing a 35 foot maximum on new buildings and bringing my area under county zoning. A tower is a building as far as building departments are concerned.
Tower-talkers: Many thanks for your responses on this issue. I cannot tell you how much I have learned from this site over the years-not just hardware issues, but also legal matters, public relations
I'd like to ask members for their opinions regarding the Cushcraft R-8 Vertical and its elevated radials. I'm generally pleased with the antenna however do you feel that its performance would be impr
I always read Tower Talk and, while I've never had anything more than a vertical or G5RV, I frequently come away with some new bit of knowledge about construction practices and metallurgy, trends in
Well, after 65 years AM station WHUB had their tower collapse. I guess they got their money's worth out of it. http://www.herald-citizen.com/NF/omf.wnm/herald/news_story.html?[rkey=0038096+[cr=gdn Mi
A couple of times in my life I have been in a building during a lightning storm, as today, and I hear a "zap" arc-type noise during a close strike. Today I was in a garage during a storm and we had a
Thanks, everyone, for your "enlightning" comments on the matter. I figured the noise was due to induced voltages on something, probably the wiring, but I never figured it would be that great to gener
A town where I used to live in New York is considering adding to its Town Code a provision that violation of a CC&R be considered a violation of its Town Code. Glad I don't live there any more! Mike
I have some old Copperweld wire that I'd like to use but in places the copper plating is missing. What would be the best way to make connections at these points? Can I simply wrap new copper wire sec
I'm considering installing a US Towers crankup and would like to hear from TT subscribers as to whether or not they are noisy in windy conditions, e.g., sections clanging together, etc. You can respo
If anyone is using stacked Steppirs, I'd like to know do you have two control boxes slaved one to the other when changing bands or do you have to punch up each one individually? How does this work? T
I am having difficulty with my Steppir holding the length that I want; it often wants to return to the factory defaults. I go through the menu, get to the element and then adjust it for the length/va
I am considering a 50-70 ft tower with HF beam in north central Tennessee (Cookeville area) and would like to contact someone with experience in assisting with advice and/or installation. Email to rf
I am using Rohn 45 and want to put a second thrust bearing between the rotator and mast. The bearing plate p/n BPL45G can only be mounted at the top. Is there any way of putting a second bearing plat
I'm installing some Rohn 45 with base being a half section in concrete. I see that there has been a TT discussion of whether to coat the legs of the buried section where they exit the concrete on top
I've come across a source of 7/8in 50 ohm heliax made by Draka, a Finnish corporation. Has anyone on TT ever used any of their products and, if so, what was your opinion of them? As in the past, I th
A lightning strike damaged my DXE CC-8 controller and took out some diodes on a couple of ports. Can any of you tell me what are the diodes used on the two boards (one vertical board behind the selec
I have an 80m Delta Loop fed at a corner with the apex at about 65ft that works really well; I consistently get great signal reports with it . However, I have tried using it on 40 and in A/B comparis
Once again the helpful hams on TT have come through with assistance for this OT. I generally just lurk here and read the postings but from time to time I need some light shed on a problem. I was awar
I want to determine the best location for the cables and coax to enter my house for my new tower installation. Many of you have extensive experience in these matters and I would appreciate your thoug