My HG-70HD was purchased in 1982, coming with the standard galvanized cables. When we moved to the coast in 2003, I reinstalled it. In approximately 2014, the cables (now some 30+ years old) were sho
Albany County Fasteners stocks a wide variety of standard SS and some unique SS hardware as well. Great customer service. Don W7WLL On 11/10/2022 2:53 PM, n0tt1@juno.com wrote: I use McMaster.com and
And W7KD does a great job. I'm a satisfied customer, T2X repairs. Don W7WLL 73, Jim W7RY About two years ago, I decided that I had had enough with the problems of balky brakes, unreliability, etc. on
Is there a focus group on RF connectors or someone familiar with the General Radio Type 874 connector that could contact me? I've some questions re this connector for indoor HF cable applications. Do
Found a bunch of GR874 to UHF male and UHF female adapters I'd forgotten about. Seems they would be good for inside quick disconnect connection use vs the barrels typically used for in-house UHF conn
I suspect you will get a lot of feedback on your post, but my opinion is to avoid any sort of conductive grease on any part of a connector, for many reasons. Here, my tower and all the connectors ass
Or their own house! Don W7WLL John KK9A And does he have a fall radius of more than 200'? The neighbors might otherwise get nervous! 73, Steve N6SJ _______________________________________________ ___
Cushcraft A144-10T, A144-20T and A147-20T for 2 M is in one manual? Also sold as an A148-20T, separate manual. I have an A147-20T. They call it a VHF Twist. I have both manuals. Don W7WLL Sent from
Chuckle! Got on the air two months short of 70 years ago and there was always some bitchin' going on the about some issue by a part of the ham community. Today we're still bitchin', just the technica
Appreciate all the ideas, especially use of the simple muffler clamp(s) for holding the mast from slipping back down. I had looked at a 2-piece 2-inch shaft collar at $12 plus shipping, but it was bl
If not aware already , check out KF7P's boxes. Just a buyer here. but I've found him top notch as a supplier of everything I've purchased from him. Don W7WLL W0MU ____________________________________
Ham friend back east sent the following website to me to look at. Wonder if they dabble in amateur tower construction. Having only owned self-standing crankup towers, my only experience is the stand-
74868 is the CAGE Code assigned by the Defense Logistics Agency to The Amphenol Corporation for items sold to DoD. This CAGE Code indicates the item is an Amphenol manufactured product. I suspect the
The Amphenol 83-ISP-1050 drawing is available from Digi-Key on their website. https://www.digikey.com/htmldatasheets/production/2459657/0/0/1/83-1sp-1050-drawing.html Note the dwg shows how the barre
Not sure if appropriate for Towertalk, but ask forgiveness later. I have a set of Cushcraft (pre MFJ) new TA, TB and TC traps, that I've decided to part with. If interested please contact me direct.
You might drop a note to W7KD to get his input. He is in OR, but has a lot of experience in T2X repair and did one of mine recently. Very competent and honest. In fact, during the repair of my last T