it? Don't forget concrete/rebar, use of pl-259 at higher frequencies, grounds, antenna analyzers, where to get stainless parts, whether stainless will rust, antenna calculations with EZNEC, etc. As h
N6CR reply: I agree with Tom in that I think purchasers who look for this unit tobe useful in matters beyond published specifications or beyond reasonable expectations for the class of equipment are
Roy Maull wrote: (snip) Declination is the angle of a heavenly body with the earths horizon Variation is the offset of magnetic north to true north a some location Deviation is the amount of correcti
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I, too, interpreted it this way, and thought it was a good question. In general, I think there are few bad questions but lots of answers that could have been better considered. For example, those who
Dan, Since you asked for ideas instead of experimentally proven facts, I guess that opens the door for me to explain the way I have always pictured the operation of a ground rod. Someone has suggeste
Lately I have noticed several comments to the effect that stainless steel clamps, hardware, etc. do not corrode. It is my understanding that stainless steel is only corrosion resistant and that the c
Sounds like a good idea, Mike. Our microwave came with instructions not to run it without something in it. Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk
A hot knife (or a hot knife blade for a hefty solder gun) works better than a torch or cigarette lighter. I'll second the motion about NOT touching it for a long time after you have removed the heat.
Somebody forgot to tell KUDZU that. We have plenty of it in NC. Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: to
The only turnbuckle I noticed in the pictures looked to me like it was used in a less demanding application -- perhaps on an antenna boom, instead of the the very demanding guy wire application. BTW,
Dale, I haven't tried it, but it seems to me that it would be of little use other than as a confirmation that a piece of cable is really dead, because it takes 6db of strength change to make just one
I installed my 80' ROHN 45 solo -- used a ROHN gin pole and ran the pulling end of the rope down the tower and around a stout pulley and back up to where I was. Used a come-along at my elevation to g
Hard core (and some other terms) is correct, but 8 trips is wrong. You obviously have to come down each time a set of guys is to be tensioned, but the other trips are eliminated by judicious use of e
How about Hula Hoops except for the two center and two end spreaders, which may need to be stronger? Lyn, W4WDN -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@conte
I agree with you about following the manufacturer's recommendations; I'm basically willing to trust what ROHN puts in their book It's been awhile since I was putting up towers for others and haven't
Mike, It may help to think of one crane lifting one 5000 pound car. If the crane lifts the car with just one wire rope, then that wire rope has 5000 pounds of tension on it. On the other hand, suppos
Please keep in mind that the chances are that the house designer designed the house for a specific job and did NOT include anything extra for tower braces; also keep in mind that a falling tower bein
Been there. Done that. Very nearly died. Thank God I was nearemergency room. Now carry kit with me. Caution: A person can grow to adulthood without discovering that he or she has a potentially fatal