Yep, sometimes its a good thing to live inland (away from hurricanes) on a super flat, wooded land with lots of 1-story buildings in the near field (I'd prefer trees over buildings).... MOSTLY protec
Try this... has Rev F and G by county/parsh. ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
For my QTH there is a difference.... Rev. F basic 70mph, Rev G basic 90mph. Lots of other factors. The link I sent is to a wind chart by county that is part of the TIA checklist. F and G w/ and w/o i
The Tash LM-354HD(SP) is on SteppIR's list (they are Tash dealers) as compatible with the DB-18.... with a LOT of apparent overhead... but that's JUST the quoted wind load comparison. Yes, Tashjian u
Thanks, I was hoping it was something like that... :) 73, ______________________ Clay Autery, KY5G _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Towe
I, too have the Vantage Pro 2 with every gadget I could hang on it and make talk to it... It hasn't missed a beat in 6+ years... I forget how long I've had it... Do yourself a favor if you already ha
I don't know why they loved that old rain gauge "bucket", but they surely did... I still need to move the sensors/mount to the south side of the rain gauge to prevent shading by the spikes. I use shi
Sounds like a definite improvement.... Don't forget the caveat for the tower folks that needs to be included about feed-lines, control cables at al. An LMR-600 or 900, 1200, etc. feed-line is a signi
<drooling> The idea of having both a DB42 and one of Kurt's prop-pitch rotors at the end of my RT-21 (with the remote power modules/relays of course) makes me want to go chase the XYL... <wink> _____
I don't know who that reply was to, Kurt. It was not for me; I don't car; It's none of my business. But I want YOU to know that I HIGHLY value EVERYTHING you post on this reflector.... even the bits
http://audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf <-- If you've not read this paper in full, especially the bits where Jim directly addresses the ferrites, then you should start here. ______________________ C
Pretty sure, unless there's something you failed to mention, that all you really need to do is crack it open and replace the seal(s). While you are at it, detail clean/flush the interior and get all
This is analogous to the Diet Super Pills.... Just take this pill and lose a metric crap-tonne of weight... In the text somewhere it always says... Check with your doctor before and pills should be t
Ideally, you would pump the same type concrete through a tube run down to the bottom of each leg hole (after having used tube to blow air/water through the holes to flush them out. As the concrete be
OK.... now that I own a 60 foot Heights Tower, I am VERY interested in bearings for my mast... Currently, it has a single Yaesu at the top (6 set screws; 2 x 3 setup using load bars to spread the loa
If "I" were going to make a plastic sleeve bearing like y'all are talking about, I might do it as a composite. Sandwich alternating layers of PTFE and an appropriate grade of PE (HDPE might not be th
Yep!! http://www.nn4zz.com/tiltplate.htm The picture on this page shows the Heights Tower and Tilt Plate serial# 0001 that I bought and retrieved from the original owner in PA... LOVE the tilt plate!
OK.... don't even THINK about using heat. Don't use a sledge.... too risky. Suck it up and do it right. Weld/rig up an exterior frame that can mount rigidly to the 4-6" of exposed concrete foundation