Hi all; We used a large electric impact hammer. Our soil is clay and granite. My next door neighbor is the second largest quarry in Ga. I drove in 6 18' copper glad/steel ground rods in about 2-1/2 h
Hi all; I was raised in a construction family when cement coated nails and kiln dried yellow pine was the norm. Now they use Canadian fir and spruce. The nails are staples. Not in a million years wou
Hi all; The answer is insurance. The insurance companies put pressure on manufacturers. Ed, the tower erectors have their own engineers. They do not look at the manufacturers specs. They have better
Hi Dale and Dan; I can't stand it, I had to say something. I was a dealer and now manufacturer. We are in a low volume industry. We sometimes deal in specialized special order parts that can take up
Hi all; for the last 30 years we have used this type of bearing. Timkin, Torrington and many other companies make these. I buy mine in Atlanta from Dixie Bearing Co. They call this bearing a self cen
Hi Ron & TT's, They have their home office in Tucker Ga. Contact them and they will put you in contact with a dealer. While talking to them request a catalog. They were first with instant cold galvan
Hi Tom and all; Check your cable. The test: Grab cable and run your hand down it. If it cuts your hand replace it. You are right about the cost of winch. A friend of mine came up with a great idea. B
Hi Jeanni, I would try Allen Bond at mgs@avana.net. He might have the enclosure you need. An electrical wholesale distributor or WW Grainger sell these also. Bill Wall KC4UZ @ Antenna Mart -- FAQ on
Hi everybody, Contact Allen Bond at mgs4u.com . Allen has electronic surplus at very reasonable prices. Bill Wall at Antenna Mart ( Quads are better ) -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towerta
Hi all, I assume that none of these antennas have the early, black plastic insulators. Years ago I helped a friend put one of these KLM's together. All kinds of bad things started going wrong. We cal
Hi Mark, After building Yagi and Quad antennas since 1972, I might be able to help. I spliced many booms over the years. I am not the final word on this. BTW I hold a ME degree. There are many points
Hi Bill and all, Many years ago my hobby was guns. Custom guns and store bought. I use to use WD-40 on my guns. I found it to be corrosive and a pathetic lubricant. I contacted WD-40 engineers/chemis
Hi Mike, If you think Rohn is bad, look at the others. We found when purchasing new Rohn tower, delivered by their truck, we had no problem. The ends on any tower can be slightly bent by improper han
Hi everyone and a very good holiday season to you. There is an electric impact hammer that is being rented at tool rental companies in the Atlanta area. A good friend of mine N4SE Mac is a salesman a
Hi Tom and all, Allen Bond at mgs4u.com has a very large stock of large beads. They have worked for my customers. He is sick with a case of flu. His phone # is 770-973-6251. The price is reasonable a
Hi All: After dealing with tower installations for over 25 years I have learned many lessons. The school of hard knocks will teach you many lessons. Yes, Rohn is trying to protect their collective "
Hi John, We use two sections of Rohn-25G as a Gin pole. Got this idea while watching a commercial crew put one up. A crane is better and safe. Bill Wall Antenna Mart -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contest
Hi Brian, Yes, Yes, Yes, Bill Wall Antenna Mart -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.
Hi all, I agree with Hank. My first tower was Rohn-25G at 110'. The guys were about 45' from the base. 6'X8" screw in the ground anchors were used. 5/16 Ga. Power type guy cable was used with 12" tur