I also got a quick response from Steve Davis and Deborah Atkins with "The Wireman" where I bought my cable (same no foil issue). They are shipping the replacement cable as soon as they get more in st
W2CQM has some for sale in the classifieds on eHam. Anyone know a source for the larger size egg insulators for guy wires, the ones that allow the guy wire to loop over itself in case the insulator f
If using braided cable, such as LMR400 size, Times Microwave does make a grounding kit for RG8 braided size cable. Not exactly cheap, but what is your time worth? http://www.tessco.com/products/heade
Oops that link did not work. On the Tessco site search for product # 310778 If using braided cable, such as LMR400 size, Times Microwave does make a grounding kit for RG8 braided size cable. Not exac
I have a XM240 Cushcraft shorty 40 I will be putting up soon. What power will the traps and balun handle on RTTY? I was thinking of beefing up the balun. It looks a little wimpy to me. I was looking
I have a XM240 Cushcraft shorty 40 I will be putting up soon. What power will the traps and balun handle on RTTY? I was thinking of beefing up the balun. It looks a little wimpy to me. I was looking
They list the base for $360. So shipping Ca to FL is $640? Wow Good luck finding someone with a base to sell. Most, I would think, would still have the concrete around it :) Although it would take so
What I have found, after a lot of frustration with prep tools, is that the best tool, is a good ole utility knife with a sharp blade, and a little practice. Been there, done that, save your money. To
Try Tessco for Harger "one shots" I used a bunch of those back in November. They work just the same as the Cadwelds. John k@contesting.com> >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk> >
I have a new LM354HDSP crankup tower. I got the tower up, back in late November. That is where the project stopped for the winter. All it is holding up is an inv vee for 80 mtrs right now. The antenn
K = turning radius x (antenna + mast weight) The mast weighs around 110lbs So add 55 lbs to each antenna calculation. Then sum the two They give a pretty lengthy example of this in the manual. Metri
Yes the plus mast weight is what got me started on the tangent I am on. When I bought the rotor I did not use the mast weight in the calculation. I called Yaesu tech support. It is a Yaesu formula to
I thought the XM240 balun was a 1:1? The XM240 balun they supply is just teflon coax wound (4 or 5 turns I think)around three ferrite cores The older CC antennas used a coax coil balun and grounded t
He needs to call US Towers. They, from talking to them, they have a engineer on contract/retainer. They quoted me $450 for wet stamp drawings for my state. Cart before the horse though. I would have
Not according to Yaesu. I called them and verified this. The mast weight is included in the Yaesu K-Factor calculation. It is in the user manual for the G-800DXA/G-1000DXA/G-2800DXA series (page 5).
I agree with Don. The customer service comment at the end was not justified. The telephone has always worked for me with Tashjian. They are a small company. John wa5zup ______________________________
I see that you got several responses on the conduit run question. Going with bigger conduit where good ones. What I did not see was much on the second question, which is what I was interested in seei
A SteppIR control cable sitting in water will degrade over time. If it develops any amount of inner conductor to ground leakage, it will take the driver chips right out. I went through that exact thi
I have a new M2 Orion and a black face Green Heron controller going in. The black face controller is prettier :) I have a Slipp-Nott for it. If you want bullet proof, go with the K7LXC version. My an
I have a like new G-2800DXA rotor for sale. I bought it from HRO 10-3-07. I mounted the motor unit on the tower in early December. That is where the project stopped before winter. Never had a mast st