WD-40 would evaporate too quickly.. I would prefer a motor oil on pulleys and sheaves, come alongs, safety latches on pulling hooks, gates on snap links. Consider a dry lubricant like graphite on th
The push on retainers are a "one shot", they can only be cut off. replacement retainers from KLM were about $0.15, ea If your antenna uses the galvanized steel retainers I would replace them all. If
Hello Fred Consider using the thin walled solid drain pipe at 1/2 the cost of the sched 40 pvc for areas with no vehicular traffic... Consider using irigation valve boxes at the house and tower ends.
Great idea for areas with NO vehicular traffic and very cost effective at about 26$ per 100 foot roll. Some drawbacks: it is hard to "lay it in" flat and straight, rigid PVC or thin walled drain pip
Consider using the BOSCH "BRUTE" electric hammer drill. They offer many adapters for ground rods. It can be a 2 person job with 8' rods..... Stan, WA1ECF Cape Cod, MA FN41sr to: INT:w2up@itw.com cc:
One use of the 3M putty tape ( or coax-seal, or electricians putty seal) is to fill in the voids between different diameters on a connectored joint, to provide a smoother surface to wrap the scotch
Hello Mike and the net.... ICE can be reached at 1-800-423-2666 in Indianapolis, IN a stocking distributor is RADIOWARE at 1-800-950-9273 I have used many of their products, and not only are they ef
The LYNICS devices that I reviewed were indeed RF coaxial connectored lightning protection devices... BUT they only use a gas discharge device. NO static discharge protection was designed in... They
First of all.. GROUNDING and RFI are 2 separate subjects You GROUND electrical equipment to provide personnel safety as required by the NEC (National Electrical Code) you GROUND to provide lightning
Another point to consider with CADWELDed ground connections... They are essentially maintenance free after proper application...... All other compression connections require periodic inspection, open
When purchasing new fluorescent lights look in the specification for reduced RFI/EMI The cheaper the lamp and fixture the noisier it probably will be.... Consider task lighting with incandescent or h
A bit of confusion has existed about the application of the ICE model 348 rotor cable transient voltage suppressor and RF bypass unit. 1. Each model 348 will support up to 8 rotator conductors. The d
Reading the ICE owner's Manual, the disk caps are 0.012 (mfd) non-inductive ceramic body at 1,000 VDC. The bypass caps serve to bypass to ground any counter EMF from a rotator motor winding or a bra
The equivalence of 100' of #6 wire compared to a number of vertically driven ground rods would depend on the soil resistivity.. The only way to qualify is to perform earth resistance checks with a 3
as a side light.... the number of ground rods is not the "NUT" of the matter.. it is the earth resistance of your earthing electrode system. or another way of looking at it is, the resistance between
Hello Mike, How about a pair of 160M mobile antennas center fed as a MICRO-DIPOLE.. Probably will not have a broad VSWR bandwidth, but it is low profile and the do radiate. One potential source is R
Lightning is a NATURALLY induced power surge, nothing artificial about that Stan WA1ECF Cape Cod, MA FN41sr to: INT:nmoyer@uhl.uiowa.edu cc: INT:towertalk@contesting.com -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.co
that is... protection from a surge coming in on the electric company power lines If the surge came in from the ham radio tower and a marginal ground system and destroyed much electronic equipment, T
Use coaxial lightning protection devices at the bulkhead, best on the outside of the building penetration bulkhead. Make sure they are rated for the frequency and RF power levels you intend to use.
The guy grips I bought were made by DULMISON INC out of Georgia. Call them at 1-800-521-5230 and ask for the closest stocking distributor I bought mine from the tower company. But, they are availabl