- 1. [Towertalk] Bearing for Prop Pitch Motor (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sat, 11 May 2002 13:49:56 -0500
- Alton, I tried unsuccessfully to find this bearing several years ago. Even had my bad bearing send off to the factory with no luck, they said it was made in something like 1943. What you might be abl
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00313.html (8,807 bytes)
- 2. [Towertalk] Swinging Gates (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 21:32:55 -0500
- Chuck, That's the beauty of using T2X rotators on swing arms-you can't hurt anything by turning them into a tower leg (not enough torque)! Now it's a different story if you are using a prop pitch. Al
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-05/msg00595.html (9,090 bytes)
- 3. [Towertalk] Guy Grip Question (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 09:36:41 -0500
- Ty, Unless they are UV rated! I've got some old (like 10 years old) big ones that I use to fasten coax to tower legs and they are releasable! I got them from Dick Smith electronics (now gone from thi
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00363.html (11,364 bytes)
- 4. [Towertalk] Re: Any glaring discrepancies? FQP (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 21:22:28 -0500
- Jim, You are MR. FQP!!!! Today in the mail I not only got an FQP certificate and scores but almost a book of interesting data/write ups/stories concerning the FQP. This is a way to promote a contest,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-04/msg00564.html (8,150 bytes)
- 5. [TowerTalk] Beverage Termination (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 10:32:06 -0500
- Clive, I found that metal film resistors were much, much more susceptible to lightning induced failure than carbon types. Mike W9RE ___________________________________________________________________
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-02/msg00331.html (10,574 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Cost of 150' Rohn 45G/55G tower system? (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 21:34:42 -0500
- Mike, Last year I installed 150' of R55 with 4 guy levels (one being a star guy), used power company guy points, 3/8" fiberglass guy rod, concrete base, and my cost was close to $5000. Mike W9RE http
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00066.html (10,951 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Securing feedlines to tower legs (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 10:09:52 -0500
- Jim, This is a constant problem that I have! I try and put the cable tie extras on the inside of the tower to minimize snagging. What I do is use, black UV resistant, reusable cable ties. Now the tri
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-08/msg00419.html (10,911 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Thanks TT'ers (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 10:13:54 -0500
- TT'ers In the past few weeks I have asked 2 questions "Removing Oil from a motor" and "Cutting large holes in aluminum". I want to thank all that sent suggestions. Too numerous on "Oil removal" but o
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-07/msg00016.html (7,265 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Removing Oil from a Motor (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2001 22:58:25 -0500
- I have a prop pitch motor that has had oil drop in from the gear housing (not mine I just got this prop pitch). Does anybody have any suggestions on what to soak the stator windings (with housing) in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00340.html (8,427 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Cutting Large Holes in Aluminum (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2001 01:25:27 -0500
- I have aluminum rectangular blocks (4"x4"x1") that I need to cut a 3" diameter hole in (using them instead of muffler clamps). I tried a bi-metal hole saw and also a circle cutter with not much succe
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-06/msg00555.html (8,204 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Rotator Control Bulbs (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 23:05:49 -0500
- I have both Ham-M and T2X plastic rotator boxes, both types started melting with the original lamps. What I did was to find a similar lamp that drew slightly less current (less heat) and also was a s
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-05/msg00106.html (12,186 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] New Source for Yagi Ubolts (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 17:34:24 -0500
- Well on the subject of u-bolts, several months ago I posted a note that I was having fabricated stainless steel, extra long (to go through 1" G-10) 3" u-bolts. I now have them, if any one needs any i
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-05/msg00632.html (8,626 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Lower Mast Question (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 20:15:11 -0500
- Sylvan, Not sure what is cheaper than schedule 40 aluminum! In my installation I have a 120' rotating mast alongside of one of my 160' towers that has 3 -15 meter antennas and 2-10 meter antennas on
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00431.html (10,455 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Lower Mast Question Again (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 13:17:16 -0500
- Steve, You are correct about the elongation of holes in aluminum. It will take less time in aluminum than steel but it will still happen in steel with a large load. Now if aluminum to aluminum is pro
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00446.html (10,181 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 18:37:35 -0500
- Can anyone point me to a picture or diagram that has a mast to boom mount that will allow the boom to tilt over so that the elements on the ends of the boom are accessible from lower on the tower? I
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00616.html (7,875 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Tilting Boom Design (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2001 01:05:51 -0500
- Thanks for all the replies, I knew about the PVRC mount just didn't know where to go to see it! Mike W9RE List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting towers, safety equipment, rigging ge
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-04/msg00627.html (7,541 bytes)
- 17. [TowerTalk] Element Strut Question (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 18:32:45 -0500
- TT'ers, I am trying to come up with a design for an element strut with the following constraints: element is insulated, on top of 3" boom, element (3")is split and has about 5" of a 2.73" fiberglass
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-03/msg00517.html (7,801 bytes)
- 18. [TowerTalk] Re: WTB Positioning Pots (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 15:12:39 -0500
- Lonnie, What I done on side mounted swinging gate type antenna mounts with prop pitch rotators and CDE inside control boxes is the following: I have found a number of junk Rotobrake control boxes tha
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00065.html (10,138 bytes)
- 19. [TowerTalk] U bolt Sources (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 10:40:58 -0500
- Stan, An excellent place is Clamps Inc. http://www.clampsinc.com/diversified/catalog.html. They have raw u-bolts but they don't have the super extra long ones as stock items. A few months ago I asked
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-02/msg00244.html (8,612 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] Long 3" u-bolts (score: 1)
- Author: w9re@worldnet.att.net (Mike Wetzel)
- Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2001 10:16:27 -0500
- TT, I am looking for a source of extra long stainless steel, 3" ubolts. I need a length of 5" or more (from inside of the u to the end of the thread) to go through a 1" piece of Garolite. I need abou
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2001-01/msg00082.html (7,403 bytes)
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