When you tighten the unladen mast in the bearing it is unstressed, then when you load it with antennas, the thrust bearing comes into play. What you're trying to do there doesn't make sense. You don'
I agree 100%. Nothing but drivel. The proper response would be to go to the meeting and get yourself on the docket. Remind them that they have already lost one lawsuit costing the taxpayers of an alr
I use 3m 2155 tape covered with a couple wraps of 33. Never get any water in my connections. The 2155 is a self fusing rubber splicing tape, and the 33 is a PVC regular electrical tape. Works great,
BigIR http://steppir.com/files/Vertical%20FACT%20Sheet.pdf Paint it dark grey, it'll blend right in. 73! -Adam WJ4X _______________________________________________ ___________________________________
Not an expert by no means, but I have observed that roughly measuring the correct length of the loop works just as good as measuring it to the 1/32". Also, feedpoint tuners and ladderline makes life
The best way without a ton of work would be to put the idiom press board in it and computer control the thing. Then you could control it from anywhere in the world. otherwise you just need to paralle
Sometimes you have to move it with the boom extended. It's what makes a boomlift useful. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mail
Disagree 100%. If it's not a Rohn, the engineering specs do not apply. Even if it is a well disguised copy of a Rohn. The "I Got my catalog" posts are a tiny bit excessive, and if you don't plan on b
I really like the Hubbell watertight fittings, they fit LMR 400 perfectly... The problem is when you add a wire, it will affect the seal, is there room for another tiny connector? They have some that
Mark, I use these. http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/HUBBELL-WIRING-DEVICEKELLEMS-Strain-Relief-5D725?Pid=search Glad to see that tower finally going up! 73! -Adam WJ4X _______________________________
You might be better off not sealing the polyphasers to the box. Just make sure all the holes are on the bottom, and you'll have no problems. Ya need a vent for moisture somewhere. The conduit from th
This is very true! 73! -Adam WJ4X _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesti
Any hardware store should carry ground clips for this purpose, I bought mine at Lowes. One side is a clamp, the other is threaded (I believe 1/4-20) for your wire lug. 73! -Adam _____________________
The key to correcting your Wildblue in the rain is to install a solo cup to the TRIA (feedhorn) to make a sort of rain shield. The angle the TRIA takes seems to collect water. The other trick is to c
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I use a VZW wireless card for internet when out and about, it worked great at Field Day. This might be the most practical option if you have cell service. ____________________________________________
Your amateur radio license allows you to use "out of band" wireless networking.. You can move out of the standard channels for wireless networking and use some power and do a lot with IP over RF. htt
If it's for your own personal use, and you're not making money off it, what makes it illegal? At this point I'm curious, as it's something I've been interested in doing, but never really went past Go
I buy my Hoffman boxes off Ebay.. If they already have holes in them you can drill around or use the ones there. There's a type 1 18x18x8 on there now very cheap. 73! -Adam __________________________