Nope. Three different winch systems altogether. From the crows nest, you hand crank section 5 and lock it into place. The you hand crank section 4 and lock it in place. The you climb down and the mot
Not on the T-5100. See my earlier post on the cable operation of that specific tower. Want to see pictures of one of our own working on one? Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com -- Original Message -- Subject
See the pictures, as well as a number of other products, here... http://www.k6rix.com/ More pictures to follow! Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com _______________________________________________ ___________
Yep, you heard me right. Force 12 has been purchased by Texas amateur Mark Hooper, N5WEB. I talked to Mark here at Visalia personally and you can see a picture of him on my website... http://www.k6ri
See the pictures, as well as a number of other products, here... http://www.k6rix.com/ More pictures to follow! Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com _______________________________________________ ___________
Kurt showed me and M2 a new mast clamp for the Orion at the DX Convention. Having just installed one of his prop-pitch rotors in a new tower, I can tell you that this clamp is awesome. See here for t
-=Since everyone else takes liberties of changing the SUBJECT name of the thread, let me give it a shot also.=- "Save on concrete"? Its not the shape of the hole that matters, but the size of the fou
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to have your PEs take the following data and convert it to a 36" round hole... http://www.ustower.com/hdx572.pdf Unlike a light pole that has a 8" - 12" b
Keep the reflector and get rid of the director....if you must go this route. Dino Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com _______________________________________________ _________________________________________
Is that a winch or a balun part number? ;-) Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTal
The LM-470 has a real nice tilt-over device which make working on your antenna much easier and probably the best recommendation for you. See it here... http://tashtowers.com/pdf/tiltover.pdf You coul
Pictures, man....we need PICTURES! Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com All towers are pretty. I liked them so much I put up 8. Not many start out with big ones. Plant bigger tower seeds in the next hole. k9i
See below... Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com -- Original Message -- Attach to house! I thought I read, 40'. It would depend on the base. If you surface mount it on top of the driveway, 0' would be your a
The MW series of towers are NOT freestanding. It is intended to be bolted to a house or building. I have an MW33 and two MW50's at my QTH (used for field day). Karl Tashjian should be able to provide
As a reminder, here is how I did it... http://www.wd0m.com/aa6pw.html Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com With all the talk of winches I thought I'd pass along my winch story. I have a Tx-455 which uses the
The reason you are getting the squeal when lowering the tower is because of the slipping action on the clutch pads. The "brake winch" loosens the clutch assemble in the down/unspool direction and the
I forgot to add... Here is the manual for the K2550. There is a phone number where you can order parts. It also shows an exploded view of the winch and gives part numbers for the "friction discs". Th
The NEW M2 6 meter beam is a real winner and not big at all! It gives you 3 elements on 6 meters which promises to give you all kinds of fun! I know you said you don't have room for a beam, but you s
I forgot to mention the omniangle horizontal omni antenna by PAR... http://www.parelectronics.com/oa50specs.htm Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com With the upper band beginning to open up what are the favor
All indications points to KC0TIG... http://www.qrz.com/callsign/KC0TIG Dino - K6RIX dino@k6rix.com Two HAMS (father and son) died yesterday putting up an antenna in the Kansas City area. Please pray