As I understand it, the shanks for SDS (aka SDS-Plus) are not the same as the shanks for the SDS-Max. The Milwaukee part mentioned below has an SDS-Max shank, and therefore must be used in an SDS-Max
In my search for property on which to build a new home we have come across several lots that are in proximity to 138kV overhead distribution systems. One lot, in particular, is within 150 ft of such
Is it just me or is everyone getting a continuing string of repeat postings from TowerTalk? I've seen a dozen or so of just about every post made today.. And they haven't stopped yet. Since no one el
Thanks for the replies.... Looks like it is affecting those of us on "sbcglobal.net" based on replies from a couple of others using the same service. I have seen my original post about a dozen times
"Verizon has developed a special knife that uses pressurized air to slice through lawns so fiber optic lines can be buried. The tool cuts through grass, but does not break sprinkler pipes and gas lin
Think what Mike is saying is that 90 days for the application mentioned (or for that matter, this particular product) is not meaningful unless you discover they are outright garbage from day one. I h
Check out the "Key Benefits" section of the referenced Heights web page. You can tell the XYL and neighbors that they are advertised as "beautiful looking". Some of us have been saying that about tow
Does anyone on the reflector have experience shunt feeding a rotating tower system? Is it even possible without tangling the shunt wire in the booms? Problems getting a good connection across the guy
Actually, there IS a list for RFI problems: http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rfi Larry Wi5A --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contestin
I'm in the early planning stages for the tower(s) and antennas that will be installed at my new QTH in Q2 or so of 2007. Initially I hope to have a single tower in the 100 foot range, probably 55G gu
Greg, my experience would say you ABSOLUTELY DO NOT want to use a hand tool to make the crimp in a critical application like this. I had a guy at one of the "big box" stores make one like that for me
Someone recently asked how to query the FCC database for all registered antenna structures within a given radius of a location. Not sure if the question got answered as I didn't follow the entire thr
Thanks for the link, LJ. Did you see the first reader comment from someone else claiming to have the disease?: "Treatment for that was successful until a Ham radio enthusiast moved in next door - ope
Scott... If you look at the terminal strip head-on with the SO-239 to the left, the four terminals provide a match for 300, 450, 600 and 800 ohms, respectively (left-to-right). There are several mode
I just bought some 5/8" x 8 ft rods for $10.85 each, plus tax, at a local electrical supply house. As another poster mentioned the electrical supply houses may offer a bit better quality as well. Ron
I've finally moved into my new QTH and now that the temperatures and relative humidities are both well in excess of 90 -- and the mosquitoes are hungry -- I am starting to spend more time thinking ab
Are there any tricks of the trade when it comes to making sturdy rebar cages? I have used tie wires, along with the tie wire tool, but mine tend to flop around when complete. Could I be tying the wir
As I understand it, back on January 1, 2006, tower grounding standards in the US were specified in ANSI/TIA-222-G-2005 to state that the connections between the tower and grounding electrodes, or bet
Phil... Welding on rebar is not the preferred method of construction, as it may weaken the steel. Before I knew better, I tried this once and the welds didn't hold well (and they were -- in theory an
I'm in the process of setting up a station, tower, etc at my new QTH in a rural location. While bonding the shack ground to the utility entrance ground I couldn't help but notice that the 500-gal pro