As one of the higher towered stations in Florida I can say can say I lots of experience with lightning. I have slowly battled uphill against mother nature for 25 years in the lightning capital of the
I got fooled by this one too. I posted it on the FCG site. It's a fake! Move the cursor on to the pic. It will say it's a fake. The real pic is obtainable somewhere I believe from a government site.
I use pigtails for all my connections to the beam antennas. Generally the pigtails are pretty long...around ten to fifteen feet. I have never had any of the PL 259 connections on the pigtails get loo
Check out this site for some interesting video from your local future BPL providers. http://www.uplc.org/ Near the bottom there is a black box on BPL. Click it to see your bright future with BPL. Bil
I've said it before and I'll say it again. It is usually easier to ask for for giveness than for permission. If others have towers up in the area, the "Gee whiz! I didn't know you had to have a permi
No I don't own the company. Bill K4XS http://www.lifting.com/maxirider/Maxirider%20Brochure%20Pages.pdf _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Suppor
We have a wealth of antenna experience out there on this reflector, but for those who want a bit more there is a group on Yahoo for the tower pros. Sometimes, they get stuck on a thread calling names
Back in the old days when I was living on a city lot of 60 by 120 I wanted to have a killer signal of 80. I lived adjacent to an old orange grove. So from my 120 foot tower I strung the ends of a dip
I had a problem with several of the A-3 antennas I use for 'spray antennas' in contests. I had to boil the water off. In the A-3 antennas, the water will collect if the elements are not parallel with
Anyone needing really serious sized gin poles needs to check this site: Nope, I don't own the company. Bill K4XS www.tecginpoles.com _______________________________________________ See: http://www.ms
Suggest you take it to a professional big galvanizing place. They will strip it and regalvanize it. No need to sandblast it unless it has been painted. The local place here has a minimum charge of ar
I am looking for a source of replacement relays for the RCS-8V remote antenna switch. I have obtained several of these which have bad relays. Any suggestions? Bill K4XS ______________________________
I think there are possibly two versions of the PT 3. I think mine is one of the newer ones. I received it as a gift for Christmas in 2002. It DOES handle 1/4 inch cable, as well as 9/32, 5/16 and 3/8
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PARKERSBURG - A demolition job turned into a wild ride for one worker Thursday when the old communications tower on Quincy Hill collapsed. Workers from Empire Builders were tearing down the tower wh
Bill K4XS _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with
I would like to add to what K4OJ has written about the KT 34XA. I have used the KT 34XA and it's junior model over the last twenty years as either the main antenna, or as in the last 15 years or so a
Jeez, I guess I am lucky to be making any contacts after the badmouthing K4JRB had for the 5 el KLM 20 meter beam. I've had 2 of them and homebrewed two of them to make a four stack that has kicked m
I recently replaced some of my ceramic insulators when I was putting up my fiberglass cable. I found the same thing on many of them, but several also had arc-marks. Lightning? Bill K4XS _____________
I have taken a number of hits on my towers over the last few years since 1998. I have seen firsthand as the lightning hit the towers during thunderstorms. Fortunately, most of the hits have gone down