Years ago, I had a setup similar to many described here - 4 10' sections of 25G into a concrete section, bracketed to a 2 story frame house. Antenna was a EXP-14 with a 40M extension. When the wind r
Wow. You can buy 100' of solid #6 copper wire almost anywhere in the US for $100. Why spend thousands? For lightning protection? Not for me, and I'm a survivor of a severe lightning injury. K7DD is r
All choices in life are driven by the evaluation of the criteria at hand. Some of the choices people make seem eccentric to others. Non-hams wonder why we erect towers and antennas. As an engineer, t
This stuff works well. I've never had an issue on a part liberally coated with this: http://www.permatex.com/products/Automotive/lubricants/specialty_lubricants/Permatex_Anti-Seize_Lubricant_a.htm As
I worked for a VW dealer in high school. They taught me how to use an impact wrench and a torch to get those bolts out... and a lot of other fun things! Many of these compounds are oil based and work
Hi, Larry, This might be an older Cushcraft A4. The boom to mast construction and the element layout fits. My condolences to John's family. He wrote of his enjoyment of ham radio on his qrz.com page.
I've given this some thought... It looks like one might do this with a Hex Beam. It looks like an upside down umbrella... it could fold and collapse like one of those Totes umbrellas... only it would
This company makes pins, studs, rings and even spring loaded inserts to lock extended tubing - they make the "Shurhold" marine accessories: http://www.shur-lok.com/ (I am only a customer - good stuff
I'm considering the purchase of a used LM-354HD Tri-Ex tower. It has (what appears to be) a dead, corroded winch motor. Here's a photo: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/GgCAnwSD8VZdZ9ao0AxM5w?fea
Fred, Save your money and rewire your house, even an outlet at a time, as you can afford it, properly with appropriate cabling, like, for example, ROMEX with a ground wire. Running an extra wire will
How would one tell if a tower were a LM-354, LM-354HD or an HM-354? Should there be a data plate or descriptive weld? Thanks and 73, Mickey, N4MB _______________________________________________ _____
Thanks to all that responded - I found the LM-354HD dimensions on Tashjian's web site. The dimensions are exactly as the HM-354's manual! I'm looking at a tower represented to me as a LM-354HD but th
Allow me to document an answer to own posting for the record. A lot of you were helpful, but Ron, W8RJL, sent me exactly the information I was seeking in a form that I understood immediately. Tri-Ex
The length of time that it lasts is relative to the sun exposure - tropical latitudes with direct exposure. Here's a brief discussion in ascending order or UV resistance, Nylon monofilament line won'
Your challenge in getting a tower up in Florida will be construction to meet code. After hurricanes over the last 10 years, many counties are on the 140MPH/3 second gust list on RS-222-G. No matter w
Luck is pretty common in cases like yours. Like many engineering situations, a tower that is built within manufacturer's recommendation has a lower probability of failure compared to one which is loa
I worked my way through school as an outside technician for The Phone Company. After opening a few terminal boxes on poles that were full of wasps while on the pole in hooks or on a latter attached t
Telescoping tower users: Ignore most of this and use standoffs that will keep your coax AWAY from the tower while it is going up or down, even in a stiff breeze. If you do decide to attach coax to th
You're going to want to sand off the flakes. If it flakes and you paint it, the paint will flake. Caution - if you sand fiberglass, take steps to avoid breathing the dust. Pettit Easypoxy is a one pa
You could pay a locater service a few hundred to come and locate it, buy a $3,000 gadget or get a metal rod and push it in the ground around where you think it is until you feel the characteristic sc