Guys, my first time on the Tower list. This may be OT. A neighbor rang my door bell last nite to see if I new where he could get a TV tower or some used tower sections to put up only a yard light. I
Wow 65 years. A long time. I remember reading in the Raleigh newspaper a few years ago that a 1000 foot TV tower fell down in Huntsville, Alabama. I think the paper said some tower guys were working
Real Estate agents are worthless usually. Count Court House shud be OK tho. They may ask for a legal description but they may be able to find the property from the address too. The deed always refers
Just from the standpoint of a past tower I had up in tornado prone North Alabama let me say this. My 80 foot Rohn 25 was guyed in 3 places and attached to the top of 3 eight foot steel posts. It made
For instance 468 divided by 7.2 (40m) equals 65 feet ? The length of my 40m dipolo. Al W4ABW _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
Do you guys remember the TV tower that fell down in Huntsville AL ? 3 men were killed, they were workers on the tower which was over 900 feet in height. Apparently they were making adjustments. The w
Optimal is 70 feet. I worked all USA counties with my TH6 at 70 feet from Atlanta in just over 2 years. Al W4ABW **Psssst...Have you heard the news? There's a new fashion blog, plus the latest fall t
I was climbing yesterday and it occurred to me that I was using quite an old belt. Its a W2ONV belt which I think was purchased in the seventies. It still looks like new but its not. Any comments fro
The jumper trick worked here FB. Mine was close to max CW position when it stopped and wouldn't budge. Best news is that this just happened once. Been fine for near 3 years now. Al W4ABW **Who's neve
I hope to buy this model tower to place behind a home I have a buy offer on now. The S/D developer is reviewing the specs on the tower over this weekend and the antenna proposal I also made. For the
I considered the XR5 too. I think that's the one with an 18 foot boom. I was told by Force12 that a Low Profile tower that they also make would carry it fine. I have forgotten the model of the tower
I believe the state of MO went for Obama. Maybe a reason that local authorities are pushing for more control over their residents. Al W4ABW **Big savings on Dell XPS Laptops and Desktops! (http://pr.
I lived on a mountain top in AL once and there were 4 towers for TV. Many other hams lived up there too and I never heard anyone complain about those towers. Also, ask WA4NPL, he has lived on this sa
I have the Tailtwister box on my desk and in damp weather there is enough condensation formed on the glass top of the desk to drown frogs. This is a box made in Fuquay NC in the 80s. Any solutions we
Today I received by mail a special from my Home Owner Insurance Company offering a Meter Based Surge Protector. It installs behind the electric meter. Its installed for the special price of $22.48 by
I plan to make an offer on a home in a so called restricted neighborhood. The restrictions do not mention towers, antenna, ham radio, sat, dishes etc. The restriction document is dated 1961. It does
I'll bet no one tosses their new Navassa card in a hole next year. Al W4ABW _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Towe
Huge part of an oak broke and fell. Tons. 90 foot Rhon 25G guyed 3 places, 30,60,90. Regular guy wiring big grips and torque struts. The middle guy, I think. Was back in 1996. Hurricane Fran. The who
I am planning to place an AN in Huntsville. Don Dazo will do mine. He visited here and did the site survey in August while attending our hamfest. Highly recommended. Al W4ABW ________________________
Can I do a for sale on a 25G Rohn 90 footer on this site ? Moving to North AL from Raleigh, NC. Tnx Al W4ABW _______________________________________________ __________________________________________