What works for me is to use insulated solid copper wire as twist ties. Makes it relatively easy to add or remove cables after you get the original set of cables in place. If you use plastic cable tie
One more not so obvious suggestion. I think KH6IJ made this helpful hint years ago. You'll be tempted to run the cables up the inside of the tower for neatness. Don't. Run them on the outside of the
Nobody at Force 12 wants to answer my questions, so I'm hoping someone on this reflector might know the answer to these questions regarding the 340N/620N antenna. I picked one up used, which original
Gedas, The poor connection problem with cushcraft 40-2CDs was pointed out by someone way back but I can't find the reference. You may get lucky and find you have no problems with the self tappers, bu
Do any of you have a mast mount adapter for a tailtwister T2X rotor that is gathering dust and you would like to sell? Please reply direct. 73 Randy Martin K0EU rkmassoc@comcast.net _________________
Someone suggested that Craig at the rotor doctor www.rotordoc.com had some used brackets available and they were right! Got mine ordered today. Thanks for the help. __________________________________
Andy, it is 38 inches from the center of the element to the outside end of tube EB. 73 Randy K0EU _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting T
Anyone have a source for a star type guy bracket for Rohn 45 that can be easily added to an existing tower? I've read that the standard bracket that Rohn makes comes in one piece, and can only be ins
Norm at www.normsfab.com makes the equivalent of the Rohn 45 star torque brackets, part TA45, that can be assembled from separate pieces up on the tower. K1IR has one installed, and I just ordered th
I've had good results with Dayton Ratchet Pullers from Grainger: http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/wwg/itemDetailsRender.shtml?ItemId=1613540497 Not cheap, but sure worth the extra money compared to w
Definitely a monster of an array! 73 Randy K0EU _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://
Steve, I will be very interested in whether or not Xcel actually follows through and fixes your problem. Over a year ago, a local Xcel RFI specialist came out to my QTH and identified not one, but th
I am replacing some Rohn 25 with 45 and find that the concrete pad isn't quite level. The old 25 plate seemed just fine, but the new 45 plate definitely has a gap on one side of about a quarter inch
Gregg, I am one of those that would say tramming is easier. Way back with my first tower, I did the two rope method to raise a 4 element cushcraft 20M to the top of a 70 foot tower and it was a real
Hi Dick. You may be right... what I do is probably belt and suspenders with the brackets. In any case, the tiller bar is the key to the whole process. 73 Randy K0EU __________________________________
Yes, that is it exactly. I find that the tiller needs to be about in the same plane as the elements. If I need to clear guy wires at the top of the tower, the tiller may be something like 15 degrees
I am almost finished installing a new model 1022E tic ring. I have to say, the new changes that have been made since my two older models are really great. The ring is much easier to put together, and
Jorge, I had a similar problem with my sixpack where one of the relays wouldn't quite activate when I was running the sixpack from a nominal 12V source. Jay was very helpful and told me that the sixp
Two of the three KT36XA's I have in my stack have mild to severe SWR problems. I've swapped out the balun with a new one from M2 and also swapped with the balun from the one good XA. I've ruled out a
Roger, A local ham W0YG had one up at around 100 feet before he decided to retire and move to a condo. It was a flamethrower, for sure. I saw it on the ground when I stopped in to pick up some tower