Hi All, I'm putting up a small (60') guyed tower (Glen Martin 18") and would prefer to guy with fiberglass (due to cost) or phillystran if need be. The top guy, total length (without grips, EHS end,
I'm interested to see if there are a few of us who would want to purchase new fiberglass rod together to meet the minimum order. One manufacturer requires 5,000 feet; another I found, 2,000 feet. Per
Marc, First, I am assuming your tower is tall enough to require two (or more) sets of guys. I have a free (to me) Glen Martin, 50' tower, 18" on a side that I will be putting up within the next six m
How long would you want to expect to be in a home to justify the expense of a tower install versus other antennas? I have a small backyard (70' x 100' roughly) with three trees in/around it that are
Thanks, all. One piece of this just got easier. My dad sent an email tonight that he has an idea to do this, perhaps in a more simple way than I had envisioned, bringing at least his xcvr upstairs. I
Thanks all for the advice. The plan has become simplified. I'm selling the AL-1500 and two extra medical pull tubes to raise cash for a tower--or I'll trade for the tower (which is why this is not en
Check the stats...you will find that professional tower climbing has the highest risk of occupational fatality of all industries, higher than logging, or even those folks in the Bering Sea popularize
Once upon a time Steve mentioned that in his line he uses 5,000 PSI concrete because it even before fully cured, it is strong enough to use much more quickly and he wants to get in/out to do a job. T
OK...got enough responses...I've been patients for months and years, won't blow it now... _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mai
OK...I did it...I kept saying, "I'll get some coax seal on that joint when..." Well, the ice storm hit before "when" hit. Does Coax dry? If not, is there a good way to figure out how deep the water h
Maybe the gods spared me, and maybe it was just more ice on the vertical. SWR back to normal. The reason I suspected water in the coax was that the roughly 5:1 SWR did not vary with frequency, and a
OK--I am not in the market for one of these, so this is for learning, only. With a rotating guyed tower, is there some sort of locking mechanism between the bearings and tower, at least in a given "p
Mike, I think what you are saying is the stength of the tower itself is not changed, it is simply that whatever downforce is generated from torsional load on a guyed tower is not present, and that su
Anyone sure how to service a wench looks OK? http://cgi.ebay.com/TRI-EX-CRANK-UP-ANTENNA-TOWER-54_W0QQitemZ250248303631QQihZ015QQcategoryZ4672QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem ___________________
Hi All, A friend and I are helping a YL HF operator reactivate after several years QRT. Now a gentleman never shares a woman's age, but let's just say she could have voted for Truman, and maybe for F
Hi All, Thanks for the replies...I grabbed the Rohn catalog as recommended and have come to see the error of my good intentions! 73, KØRO _______________________________________________ _____________
OK, so what happens if we modify the N3OX approach. I have a Hy-Gain AV640 as my only antenna, and have it mounted on a 20', foldover "tower." See, there's a tower to this. SEriously, 4" diameter up
At that point a rigid vertical dipole, perhaps 80' high, also might make a lot of sense to build. There's a Chinese unit rated at 400w continuous, but that's as much as I've seen in a SMALL weatheriz
This is an antenna support question...so hopefully it is close enough to a tower to allow a little discussion! I have been thinking about constructing an antenna support of military surplus 48" fiber
Got the message...onto Plan B! _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.