Tony, I know this has been said before but be sure you get 2" tubing not 2" pipe. Tubing is measured in outside diameter and pipe is in inside diameter. Also, be sure it is 6061-T6 alloy. Some other
Hey Rick, Thanks for your post but may I beg to differ. We are talking about aluminum pipe and aluminum tube. Here are the facts. 2" aluminum schedule 40 pipe is 2.375" OD and 2.067" ID. 2" aluminum
Or buy the KT34 upgrade kit from M2 and convert it to a KT34M2. There's a big improvement. Dave _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTa
Hey Tony, here's a curve ball right back. Call Hy-Gain and get the instructions to convert that 203BA to a 17 meter antenna and put it above your TA-33. You will really enjoy 17 meters and you will b
I would say that it depends on how much wind load you will have attached to the rotor mast or how long your antenna boom is. If you have one antenna with a boom of 30' or less you would likely never
I have had very good service from Rotor Doctor www.rotor-doc.com . If you wish to repair the rotor yourself, the parts are available from Hy-Gain. I'm sure you know that CDE is now Hy-Gain and a part
I bought a stick of 1 1/2" solid fiberglass rod from Max-Gain Systems, Inc www.mgs4u.com . I cut 3 pcs 9" long then cut down the diameter of 3" on each end leaving 3" in the middle at 1 1/2" diameter
More proof that fresh water is more of a insulator than a reflector is found in the very fine article "The 3Y0X Peter 1 Island 160 Meter Beam" by K4DLI and W6XX in the March 2009 QST on page 37. I kn
Hey Dan, I don't know about the scrap pile but here's what I do. A 3" boom made of 12' pieces of 6061-T6 with .065 wall. The splices are made from some scrap 2 1/2" schedule 40 aluminum pipe that has
Scott, Maybe you've heard the saying about "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea". If you mount the rotor 10' or more down in the tower, when the rotor fails (and it will some day) you will need to lift t
Joe, Go to www.municode.com click on "Online Library" then the California map. Go down the list and you will find Los Angeles County. This site has a search engine so you can find any municipal code
Sorry Jim but who ever told you this is full of it. 6061-T6 is a alloy that is designed to be bent a long way and not take a set. It will not crack or orange peel. Dave - K4SSU ______________________
You said "stack match". If you are talking about the Array Solutions Stack Match, you may want to check with Jay about using 75 ohm feed line. His system uses equal length of 50 ohm feed line from th
Hey Larry, I haven't read all the posts to your question so someone may have already given you this very important suggestion. When you dig the hole for the base of your tower, be sure you put some g
Hey Tom, getting a boom truck with a man basket. It would have no problem lifting you to 80 feet. For anyone not familiar, a boom truck is a small crane mounted on a flat bed truck. They are much les
Look at DX Engineering www.dxengineering.com on the left of the page under "Saddle Clamps and Mounting Hardware". A bit pricey but very high quality stainless steel with aluminum saddles. Dave - K4SS
Hey Gerry, Replacing your KT34a with a 2 el Steppir or a Tennadyne T6 would be a noticeable loss in performance on 10, 15 & 20 meters, however, you would add several bands that the KT34 can't cover.
I got mine from R F Parts Co. www.rfparts.com but "The R F Connection" had the same tool at Dayton for much less. Dave - K4SSU _______________________________________________ ________________________
You didn't say what rotor you are using but if it is a Hy-Gain, loosen the U clamps on the rotor, put a muffler clamp on the rotor mast above the thrust bearing, use a large screw driver or small pry