I just talked to Bruce at US Towers Wednesday of this week. We discussed this very point. Bruce to me he highly recommends that the pulleys be lubricated and lubricating the cable does not hurt eithe
Dick: Bruce indicated that stuff that K7LXC has, forget the name for the moment, was good for my pulleys and cable. He recommended hardware store type moly lube, the stuff that comes in a tube, for t
I am beginning to wonder if they will assess the cloths line. Especially if the end poles are set in concrete??? 73, Charlie, W0YG..>> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submi
Hello to all: With help and assistance from K1ER, John Peters, I am currently having a custom set of cable arms fabricated locally. These are going to be made out of 6 gauge square stock instead of t
Hi to all: I am hearing rumors about the Force 12 80M beam antennas concerning a modification that really makes them play. The rumor goes that the linear loading wires on the original antenna are dis
How do we get that article in the NY Times without registering? I get enough junk mail as it is! 73, Charlie, W0YG..>> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertal
Hi to all! Anyone with experience with the Cushcraft X-9 got any comments about it? The reason I ask is I have a spare ring rotor that I want to mount a low height tribander on. I have found from pas
Anyone know where I can get decent muffler clamps. The ones at the auto shops rust and the nuts freeze in a short time. Galvanized or stainless steel would be great. 73, Charlie, W0YG..>> -- FAQ on W
Hi to all: There were numerous places suggested as a source of ss or plated 2" muffler clamps. Below is a partial listing of some of the sources: Harbaugh http://www.harbach.com Lightning Bolt Antenn
Here is another lead on antenna hardware/muffler clamps: Jacob Schmidt and Son, Inc 1936 Sumneytown Pike Harleysville PA 19438 215-234-4641 73, Charlie, W0YG..>> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.
US Towers should have a complete instruction book that comes with every tower so you don't have to ask a reflector these kinds of questions. I have never had the pleasure before of buying a 10K item
Larry: I wasn't referring to you at all so you totally misunderstood the question. For clarification purposes, you seem to be asking a question about something that should be in an instruction book p
Dick: You put it very nicely as to what I was trying to say. US Towers has a great product, I am impressed. However I am not impressed with their manual, there essentially is none! Bruce gives lots o
I just bought a new US Towers HDX589MDPL tower in May 97. It certainly does not have 1/4" guy cable on it. I am not sure if all of their models have the same cable as mine but suspect that the taller
Mosley tells me traps work without the covers. Covers are not necessary. I suppose they would fill with snow if you didn't have the covers. Here in Colorado it might take a few weeks to melt. I don't
Based upon your legal dissertation, please use the ® symbol when referring to a "rubber band®".... -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting
ARRL does not publish gain figures. I think CQ does. Therefore, depending on which publication you reference, you might miss the "claimed" gain! 73, Charlie, W0YG..>> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contes
Hi to all. I just want to reiterate that I have dealt with Texas Towers for years and those folks have never let me down. My latest episode was trying to rush a Rohn 45 tower up before my neighbors c
Hello to all! I have a 300 foot run of 2 inch PVC well casing that I buried. I placed 4 cables in it before I cemented the 20 foot sections together but I also included a nylon rope for pulling futur
Thanks for all the replies. I got some good suggestions out of the answers. I think I can get the job done now. 73, -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@c