50,000 PSI at 0.188" wall should be OK at 80 mph winds. 60,000 PSI at 0.250" wall should be OK at 100 mph winds. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http:
I posed the question of using a weight bearing thrust bearing with an M2 Orion 2800P rotor. Here is M2's response: -- begin forwarded text Dear Dick, You can install a vertical load bearing if you li
ScotchCoat(tm) is okay =between= tape layers, but it is not UV resistant and should not be left on the outside. If you want a liquid coating on the outside, use "Liquid Electrical Tape" which is avai
Also, I can confirm that one of Steve's cans of PreLube 6 is sufficient for a 72 ft US Tower crank-up. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.
Contact Hy-Gain at hygain@telex.com. They sell obsolete manuals for $5 and current ones for $10. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cv
I know the words to that song! My 20' 4130 cost me $140 just to ship it from Houston to Reno!! 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc
I'm still looking for Drawing B841300 covering "installation notes and tolerances." My catalog is stamped May 1997. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit ht
The catalog makes it appear that the #7 rebar can be laid down straight and then tied together. Are you sure they intend for it to be bent as is commonly done with the smaller sizes? 73, Dick -- Dick
I sure would like to find something like this that would run on a Mac! :( 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FAQ on WWW: http
It also helps if there are no other living things within a mile radius of the operation. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- F
BINGO!! I downloaded and installed Vremya and it works perfectly! I have mine set to automatically syny my Mac's clock with the nearest NTP server ever six hours. Thanks, Don, very much for bringing
Alternatively, find a piece of the rebar in your basement wall and/or floor and bond your ground to that. You should find that to be an excellent Ufer ground. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Min
Both Tri-Ex and US Tower advertise them. You can also check with the folks at Force 12. They have one they haul around to the various ham fests and every time I see it I try to figure out some way to
This is what they told me last Summer. And last Fall. And last Winter. That's when I bought a stock 402CD and strengthening kit from W9RE. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (
Thanks, Roger. Could you please provide similar numbers for the TH11? 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/cvrc/ -- FAQ on WWW: http://w
Rumor has it the M2 Orion 2800P controller will control a prop pitch. True? 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/w7di/ -- FAQ on WWW: ht
If that's your only complaint, reinforce the coax arm. Simple, cheap and effective. I have an HDX-572 with two runs of RG-213 and two control cables hung off the top coax arm like you do, with no oth
Just as a data point, pinning the mast will void the warranty on the M2 Orion 2800. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan W6OLD CFII Minden, Nevada DM09db (South of Reno) Visit http://www.qsl.net/w7di/ -- FAQ on
If the house isn't strong enough to secure the tower, you could easily find your house being damaged as the tower pushes and pulls those studs. I don't believe Rohn publicly specs =any= bracketed tow