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Thanks Russ and Mike, I don't like to put all my eggs in the MFJ basket but have to say the rig here (FT1000D) and RF applications wattmeter basically confirmed what the 259b said. I think the next s
Dave, You might want to take a look at the reviews on Eham. Personally that sounds like a lot of antenna for a Tailtwister-one question you have to ask is that if a bad storm/winds come up are the ge
You might try putting a wtb on qth-there may be someone out there with an old Lightning Bolt quad where they would sell the spreaders. I sold a set off an old antenna of mine a year or so ago. 73, St
I am hoping someone can make good use of the following: 4 Sections of Rohn 80- 41 per side. Could use either re-galvanizing or some Rustoleum. Approx 130 of what I believe is Rohn self-supporting tow
Agreed John. The one down side (I use PP's also) is the cost to have them rebuilt if necessary. Last I checked K7NV was getting in the range of $3k to rebuild them but considering the amortization ov
I will be glad to chip in a fiber bar if that would perhaps improve the state of his digestion. 73, Steve, WD8NPL Howdy, TowerTalkians -- Recently I made a couple of comments about AN Towers based on
Even just using Skotchkote over Scotch 88 will usually completely waterproof a connection but as was pointed out it is a pain to later take off..Usually requiring a utility knife to slit the connecti
Hy Gain still uses the dual DE on their TH-7DX but not sure how many of those they are selling these days with all the other choices out there. 73, Steve, WD8NPL The KLMs came out in the late 60s or
I was looking at an ad for mil spec tower on QTH. The owner indicated that there was a tag on it for Granger. It looks similar to AB-105 but he says it is 20 sections. It came from a military depot a
I currently use and have used for sometime a HyGain TH-11 at just over 70 feet. I also used LP's in the military..While I am working to improve my "farm" I can hold my own working DX. As has been not
Bad thing is these bozo's are getting a little better with their English and use of terms such as 73 etc making it a bit harder to spot.,.. 73, Steve, WD8NPL and many other QTH.com list users. 73 Bil
Does anyone have an idea of current cost of 3/8 polygon rod and comment on its possible degradation after being coiled up for extended period? How long if this is in fact correct? Thanks for any info
Anyone have experience with the M2 40M3FS and/or converting it to OWA? I could only find one eval on eham by W4AN (SK) so years ago. Thanks, 73, Steve, WD8NPL ________________________________________
Excellent idea Jim..It would be nice to have all this information in one place so one could compare apples to apples. 73, Steve, WD8NPL Hi Jim,you wrote... --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailt
Wanted to pick some of the experts brains on the use of fiberglass rod for guys such as strength and durability/lifespan. I am considering using this for a tower project. Was originally looking at ph
And MFJ certainly has a large enough market share that they could devote some time to improving their quality however for whatever reason they chose not to. 73, Steve, WD8NPL Sent from my LG K10, an
Steve. ..I will take one of the xl fall arrest if still available.. Tnx we 73, Steve WD8NPL Sent from my LG K10, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -- Original message--From: k7lxc-- via TowerTalk Date: Tue,
I am in the process of a rotating tower project using one of the rotating bases from the K4JA station. My question is what is the best way to ground the tower? Just ground the rotating base enclosure
It must but all I can remember is Bad Boys.. Steve, WD8NPL Sent from my LG K10, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone -- Original message--From: Steve BookoutDate: Wed, Sep 26, 2018 10:37 AMTo: towertalk@contest