Anybody have some sections of 25G for sale in the Nashville, TN vicinity? Tom, KT9OM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
I have both Polyphaser and ICE units. All are well-made, and I haven't (knock wood, throw salt over left shoulder, etc, etc.) had any damage yet, even when I had a 120-foot SSV, 50 feet from the hous
The consensus on the antenneX antenna discussion lists, and in several articles in the magazine (www.antennex.com) is that the Isotron and similar devices (the EH, the CFA, etc.) are, at best, a mean
This place still has pole step bolts listed: http://www.linemen-tools.com/Pole_Steps_s/97.htm 73, Tom, KT9OM _______________________________________________ __________________________________________
Bill, Not unless the lightning hits the concrete directly, in which case, all bets are off A direct strike can be like getting hit by an artillery shell. . The theory that lightning currents conducte
1. Re: rotor slippage device (Marc Willis) Been there, done that, and got the t-shirt, but I can't find it.... 73, Tom, KT9OM _______________________________________________ _________________________
One of the fitters I used to weld for in a steel shop 40 years ago, had me use.... bacon grease! He said it worked in WWII, when bits and oil were scarce. I still use it for repetitive drilling, or a
Steve, This conversation is antenna-related, and all legitimate (no insults, libel, slander, vulgarity, etc.) What is your objection, specifically? That it is in Spanish? Tom, KT9OM [...] ___________
Pete, does your delete key work? Mine does. I was following the conversation, so I must be in the 5%. Too bad for me? On any given topic, there may be even fewer than 5% that are interested in any pa
This is an enduring myth, isn't it? What seems to get neglected from the discussions is that concrete is already a conductor, with or without the rebar. One of the points of the Ufer ground system is
I keep seeing ads for self-supporting aluminum towers that are so light that one person can "walk up" a 40-footer with a hinged base. Of course, walking one DOWN might be more interesting, unless one
I'm on the hunt for a couple of sections of USED 25G middle sections for a modest tower project. I will pick them up, within an hour or so of my QTH, in Northwest Middle Tennessee. If you know of any