Well Al, you were lucky! As a professional tower person and who was trained to climb by the = utility company. You made several mistakes. 1. your ladder is supposed to be secured to whatever you are
I have used ATF in my dummy loads for years, it's cheap and works great. Joe W6MR -- Original Message -- From: "Peter Larsen" <ve6yc@shaw.ca> To: <george.shaw@ukf.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com> Sen
Well Lee I am glad you have all the answers, not all power companies are like yours. I have used ATF for over 30 years in two old heathkit dummy loads and they still work fine. One is on a 4sq for ye
For Sale: Tri-Ex 40' 2 section free standing crankup tower Cushcraft A3 Remote coax switch KR 400RC rotator All for $450.00 obo fob Orange, Ca. Joe W6MR 714 538-0968 days List Sponsored by AN Wireles
The straps around the caps need to be very tight. You need bigger shim material. Better yet go to m2 and get the upgrade kit for the kt36xa I have done 2 of these, It will cure all the old xa tbl spo
I have done one of these for a customer. It is a big improvement over the old design mechanically. I will be ordering one for mine. 73 Joe W6MR J & J Antenna Service List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com -
Well today I installed my last Tri-Ex tower I hope! I have been installing towers for over 25 years all over the world. Today I installed one for a very good customer. I had tried to talk him out of
I put up one for a customer. I like it so much I am going to do the conversion on my old kt34 xa. Joe W6MR J & J Antenna Service -- List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting towers, sa
Yes, U.S. Tower has an arm that fits over the mast and turns free to support a dipole. 73 de Joe W6MR J & J Antenna Service --Original Message-- From: Hans - K0HB <K0HB@ARRL.ORG> To: towertalk@contes
I have installed several KT34 & XA in rain and heavy snow conditions. Snow and ice were the only times the swr changed. I do use poprivets on the shorting straps. The straps around the capacitor tube
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I have had 4 of the rotators fail, the bolts tear out from the base. It could be fixed by opening up the mold to allow more material around the bolts. The material is less than that the engineering h
I have finished construction on my 80 mtr. 4 sq. and 2 1/4 wave 160 verticals. These antennas are both constructed out of 25g tower sections with elevated radials. I installed a few temporary radials
Hi Bruce, A few years back I constructed a flag pole antenna. The pole was made out of fiberglass and I used 1 in. copper strap inside the pole with lots of silicone to glue it to the side. At the ba
I have 8 orion rotators in use. They work great, 1 at home, 6 at contest station, & 1 at ZF1MA that I will upgrade next week. I have had Create 4 motor failures. 73 Joe W6MR / ZF2ND c u all in arrl d
brew. The harley is great on weekend runs, and the club meetings are a lot more fun. 73 Joe w6mr -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Admin
To: <towertalk@contesting.com> Don't forget about m2 I install these antennas all the time. 3 to 1 compared to force 12. they are very rugged, extremely high quality. Mile, Wyatt, I forgot the 3rd pe
I HAVE PURCHASED SEVER HF ANTENNAS & ROTATORS FROM M2 AND THE SERVICE HAS BEEN A+++, THEY HAVE GONE OUT OF THEIR WAY TO MEET MY SCHEDULE. SPECIAL MODS TO ANTENNAS AND ROTATORS NO TROUBLE. THE QUALITY