My Yaesu GX-2700 rotator mast clamp has cracked. Is the GC-048 mast clamp, sold for mounting a GX-2800 rotator to the top of a pole, the same clamp as the top clamp supplied with the rotator? Dick, K
I got the skinny little 25G manual only. Howdy, TowerTalkians -- I picked up my new Rohn catalog from the mailbox today and it's the whole catalog. I think what happened is that after the first coupl
I know I'm going to need a PE's formal plan before I really construct this thing. I have tower specifications that describe a tower's windload capacity, which I take to mean the capacity if all the a
You need to stitch together the entire URL. It got split by the e-mail process. Dick --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
What's the resale value of a homebrew tower? Dick, K6KR Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list Towe
I'm moving to a new site that is not too far from NAS Whidbey Island. I tried our coordinates and altitudes with the TOWAIR web page http://wireless2.fcc.gov/UlsApp/AsrSearch/towairSearch.jsp and fed
I'm not trying to avoid FAA registration. I'd much rather apply now than after I've spent money putting up a tower that ends up being one that I can't keep. My question was to find out how to apply.
Start at this FAA link: https://oeaaa.faa.gov/oeaaa/external/portal.jsp Dick, K6KR --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of G
1500 w erp 7 to 30 MHZ Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists
You are right buy I was lazy. I'll need to apply separately for another antenna and I can fix that then. Dick Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ _____________________
There's a 20-foot threshold, so at 7 meters the tool must have started looking at the other numbers. I think the main difficulty is that the ground level at my site is 251 feet and the ground level a
I didn't measure a distance, I typed in the lat/long of the tower base and TOWAIR provided the distance to the (presumably nearest) runway from its knowledge of the airport. Dick --Original Message--
I think the question came up because TOWAIR figured out I'm near an airport (public or not), and the FCC procedure is to have me fill out an FAA form. The FCC's TOWAIR database included the locations
I'd say that's a relatively expensive and potentially dangerous item to leave outside in the snow. I want to be near enough to observe the amplifier's operating characteristics and be aware of any fu
I have no experience with these, but I just saw them and they looked interesting enough to try. http://hamcall.net/linegrip.htm I'm planning on putting the rotator at the bottom of the mast, mounted
Some commercial antenna switches use multiple relays for improved isolation. One relay (A) is connected to the antenna and switches between a contact on relays B and C. Relay (B) switches rig 1 betwe
Your attorney may find some of the precedent-setting cases, particularly the Snook decision, of help. http://www.arrl.org/precedent-setting-cases http://www.arrl.org/prb-1 http://www.arrl.org/additio
Now I'm confused. I (will) have a main panel on the garage wall. The power company ground rod is right there. It's not much of a ground rod. There's a sub panel up in the radio room over the garage.
It was a perversely humorous situation watching three code inspectors looking my "attachment" over and each nodding sagely. One asked if it had any structural significance. I said "no, the tower is s
I had a situation in the UK where I was a renter, had no renter's insurance, and my push-up mast with a small beam was brought down by a tree falling in the wind. My landlord's insurance covered dama