Some prominent and knowledgeable hams in the South have been arguing for years that it is better to have NO GROUND at all at your station (other than the electrical ground provided by the power compa
Steve: I can't find the HAM-LAW reflector. Any hints? Dale. K4ROZ Dale M. Schwartz & Asso., LLP Attorneys at Law--Immigration & Nationality Law Suite 450 RiverEdge One 5500 Interstate N. Pkwy. NW Atl
I use an inexpensive winch to TILT OVER my US Tower 55' flagpole. The tower weighs about 800 pounds and the winch works great. They warn that it was not designed for anything but pulling a boat on to
They have always been very responsive to me, even tho I bought the tower used from another ham. Try calling them. They even sent me schematics of a control box. The senior management read this reflec
Vicky at US Tower is one of the most helpful customer service people I have ever come in contact with. She has responded to me a number of times by taking small orders (for extra bolts so I could mov
Lee: I had an 80' Rohn 25 tower with two house brackets bolted into a 40' high chimney with NO guy wires it was up for 30 years in an area that sometimes gets pretty strong wind gusts here in Atlanta
We lawyers have made everyone paranoid! I'm sure they put lots of fudge factor in their current ratings. Dale K4ROZ --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounc
Are the whole house surge superstore worth considering? If so, should I opt for the local power company installation ($9.00/month forever) or have an electrician install my own? K4ROZ Dale M. Schwart
Thanks to all. Great responses! I want to go with the local power company's system (installed outside the house at the meter against a brick wall, as some of you suggest), but so far they have not be
I think most local power companies offer the whole-house surge protectors. Call them and ask. K4ROZ --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.co
I have a 60' motorized tilt-over US Tower "flagpole" which has the remote control accessory. I never use it from inside the house, as I must position the SteppIR exactly in the right direction, or I
The Georgia Power Co whole-house plan is called Premium Protection, and I believe is being sold by power companies all over the USA. They do the magic on the electric lines, CATV, and telephone lines
This may be a dumb question, but if it is really hard and expensive to run a ground from the electric meter or panel box to your common ground system (due to accessibility and long runs) , would it m
ED: I thought I had a bad limit switch also, and had to bang on it to get it to work each time. I finally got fed up and ordered a new switch from US Tower. As I recall it wasn't cheap ($160 or so).
Unfortunately, I can top most of these horror stories. For 25 years I've been a volunteer lawyer for the ARRL and am supposed to be knowledgeable about towers and zoning stuff. We have helped numerou
DICK: I totally agree with you. The problem was that we hardscaped our large front lawn and there was no way Qe could reasonably flume the concrete into the back yard to the first tower site without
AL: 1. On the zoning issue, I highly recommend getting a copy of the new ARRL book on ham antenna and zoning by the author below. Fred is no doubt the most knowledgable lawyer in the USA on this subj
Steve: Isn't that being a little harsh? Just a fellow ham offering to do a good deed. Maybe they will discuss towers and antennas in the car on the way there <g>. K4ROZ. DALE And this has what to do
I would check with the ARRL local rep and see if there is a Volunteer Counsel in Alabama. Probably is. They will give you initial free advice. Since the law varies so from state to state, you need lo
True that the upside-down vertical can only talk to other upside-down antennas, for working Australia and that part of the world where EVERYTHING is upside-down, it should work great! Seriously Mike,