I hope someone on this reflector will be able to help me. Problem: How to inhibit corrosion of Rohn 25G steel tower in salt water envirnoments. Problem Detail: My Rohn 25G tower at P40W has rusted to
Mark (N1LO), Thank you for your out of the box thinking on the problem of salt buildup. As someone said in one of the responses, the conditions on Aruba are really a worst case scenario. The idea of
Has anyone calculated the total surface area of a section of Rohn 25G tower. Need the surface area value to calculate how much ZRC will be needed to cover a 60 foot tower with two coats. Thanks to wh
I want to thank the following people for their input regarding products that can be applied to tower sections to inhibit rust: W4QA, K2IX/4, AJ4Y, N5RP, W3EKT, K7LXC, GM4JJJ, ON4MA, K4ZA, K9VV, AA4Z,
I'm about to enbark upon a tower painting project on Aruba. In past years I've used various products such as ZRC Cold Galvanizing Compound, POR15, and Brite to name a few with varying degrees of succ
Non-smoking double reserved for Thurs/Fri/Sat nights at the Dayton Crowne Plaza Hotel. Looking for roommate to share expenses. Please respond to w2gd@hotmail.com and include contact info (name/call/p
Hi Guys, We are looking for some of these old style Phillystran 9902 potting heads. Need 24 or more of them...so if you have some old stock lying in that junk pile in the backi of the garage, please
DON"T under any circumstances use temporary rope guys when stacking tower sections, it can cost you or your climber his life. Ten months ago, this almost happened to me, while stacking 45G on a pin b
You might try a new company called Cycle 24. They have .058 wall stock in all sizes for 3/8 to 1.5 inches ....... at prices lower than Texas Towers and DXE. There is reportedly THOUSANDS of feet of i
Warning: USING ROPE FOR TEMPORARY TOWER GUYING CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH. SUDDEN GUY SYSTEM FAILURES CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND EVEN DEATH. WHEN WORKING ON TOWERS DO NOT TAKE SHORTCUTS. THINK
Hi Folks. Ran into issues trying to install an new A4S with 40M extension for a client last week. Unfortunately the Cushcraft manual does not supply a set of SWR curves but their spec sheet claims >5
John KK9A et al. Some additional information. This is a brand new A4 antenna right out of the box from Cushcraft. The direction of the traps was clearly marked with stickers and all traps were proper
Hi Towertalkers! Is there one of you out there who has upgraded their HI-Z 4 to the HI-Z 8 have a an unneeded HI-Z 4 control box languishing in a corner of the shack or on a shelf somewhere? I'm look
Those overlapping HD thimbles will likely become active diodes over time, especially in a salt laden environment. Spend the money for the insulators Bill, do it the right way, not the cheap way ... i
Go with the Force 12 C3 trapless design vs. the TET - you will forever be rewarded. 73, John, W2GD -- -- -- Message: 4 Date: Sat, 6 Apr 2024 23:01:33 -0600 From: Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu@w0mu.com> To