Hi, Thanks for your suggestions. I contacted one of the professional climbers today. That guy has a lot of experience, i think more than 20 years working with AM and TV towers. He taught me a very in
Hi, hi !!!, Google "Molly Hogan splice" John??? 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo que haya alguna emoción más intensa para un inventor que ver alguna de sus creaciones funcionando. Esa emoción hace que u
Hi, I have been reading few old messages on the list about elevated guys post. I decide install the 50 ft tower in the backyard and I need add one 10 ft high guy post...the other 2 guy anchors are at
Arnie, Google "Paracord 550". You will find many websites selling it. It is cheaper than Dacron but it works fine for wire antennas. Black color is better for UV resistant. GL 73....Douglas, CO8DM "N
Ohhh, yes...i forgot Mastrant. Mastrant rope is a very good product. Martin, OK1FUA/OL5Y is the guy behind that ropes and accesories. I am using 3 mm in my spiderbeam antenna. 73....Douglas, CO8DM "N
Hi, I am almost ready to build a Buried section base for a 25G tower. The hole is 2 x 2 ft and almost 3 ft deep...is it ok for a guyed tower?...it is almost half cubic yard...and about 2000 pounds of
I have 5 sections...so, it will be almost 50 ft high tower but one of the sections has problem in one leg at bottom, so, it is not a perfect triangle at bottom...for that reason i will use that secti
Jim, Thanks for the idea...Are those extra 22 or 23 ft of AWG 4 bare copper connected in some place of the buried section ???.. 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo que haya alguna emoción más intensa para
Jim, This is great...my qth is very small, so, i need optimize my ground system at the base. The base is about 12 ft from my shack and i have the radios connected to a single ground rod. This single
Thanks Jim and everyone with ideas. The buried section is painted...i think i must remove paint for better contact with concrete for good conductivity. 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo que haya alguna e
Hi all !!!, i just finished the foundation few minutes ago...the first Rohn 25G clone tower section was buried in the concrete... A good friend and I did the hole manually and mix the concrete manual
Hi, It is near of topic here...maybe someone can help. I have few meters of RG-6 coax cable...about 100 m. We need Coax Stubs for our contest station...we are planning work in next ARRL CW in Feb. Ou
Hi, I just started installing the tower...it is Rohn 25G clone. I have a buried base...about 3 ft deep in concrete 2 x 2 ft. I add the 2nd section and i add temporary guy ropes. I am using Paracord 5
Thanks Wayne...Yes, i am using 3 ropes per temp guy...I will the check the youtube video...i think i know what you mean...BTW, i have small turnbuckles for that ropes. 73....Douglas, CO8DM "No creo q
Hi, I have a problem...i discovered my first tower section is not plumb...something happen after concrete cures. Remember i have 3 ft buried in concrete and 7 ft above concrete (1st section). I add t
OK, I am using a plumb bob...First test attaching a plumb bob at 20 ft level (top of 2nd tower section)...I see about 5/8 inch of deviation from Sight A and 1 1/2 inch deviation from Sight B 73....Do
Thanks for all replys. OK, first, I will build a Gin Pole...I think it is not a problem. Second, seems that my verticality errors are "into" the tolerance range, so, I think I can do some corrections
Hi, I have been thinking and I am really want my tower straight and plumb. I am considering digging out some side of the base to adjust the tower level. Any tips or thoughts ??? Can I just digging 2
Hi, Need some ideas from your side... I am trying to find a good solution for my 160/80m antenna. I am thinking about some kind of Inv L with an 80m trap as a radiator for both bands. But, what about
Hi, I installed a modify spiderbeam few days ago. Spreaders are 7m long because I added 2 elem (shortened) on 40m. Few days ago, during a windy day, both U bolts with saddle clamps in the rotator fai