I purchased a house last year as a compromise house that was OK but didn't have some things (like more land) that I really wanted but I needed to get into a house for a new job in a new city. I still
Here is an issue that you may need to think about also. At my last QTH, I owned ~ 9.5 acres. I had two towers up in the 2 acres behind my house. One tower was 120 feet of Rohn 45 and the other was a
About a week ago, one of the list members was trying to decide if they would install antennas on the ridge line of some property or on the downslope of the ridge. I deleted these emails after reading
The new Qth that I just bought has soil which differs from the dense common clay usually found in the soil here in NorthWestern Louisiana. This soil has a noticeable percentage of sand mixed in with
I believe that Tri-Ex Tower Corporation is now known as Tashjian Tower Corporation, and their web page is www.tashtowers.com. They continue to manufacturer a complete line of replacement parts for Tr
I believe that Tri-Ex Tower Corporation is now known as Tashjian Tower Corporation, and their web page is www.tashtowers.com. They continue to manufacturer a complete line of replacement parts for Tr
The real issue here, in my mind, (outside of the OM that lives on a saltwater island and had to replace his aluminum every year or two) is how long will the SteppIR elements hold up and how long the
Problem is that there is no web page at the standard addresses..... its as though they were bought out or changed their name.... Google shows no working page, and several business and engineering ref
I wonder if there is anyone out there that has a recent vintage US Tower HDX-589 MDPL user and installation manual or drawings in digital format that you could send to me. I would like to examine the
Well, Steve, here, is giving the standard recommendation, and I want to note that I own 3 big Force-12 antennas and will soon buy a fourth. Several of my friends also run big 20/40 Force-12 combinati
Author: "Gary E. Jones, Ph.D." <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jan 2006 11:01:43 -0600
To my knowledge, Tristao is no longer being made or around and you can only find an old model on the used tower market. The Tri-Ex towers have been bought out and are marketed by Tashjian towers. Thi
Author: "Gary E. Jones, Ph.D." <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:23:22 -0600
I have fabricated several rebar cages for crank ups like HyGain HD-70 and concrete guy point for Rohn 45 towers, but I now am trying to fabricate a rebar cage for a US Towers HDX-589 MDPL. I had no t
Author: "Gary E. Jones, Ph.D." <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 07:53:03 -0600
I want to thank the many replies to my question about fabricating the rebar cage for this HDX-589 MDPL crank up. I have had many good suggestions. This particular cage specs call for pairs of #13 reb
Author: "Gary E. Jones, Ph.D." <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:48:31 -0600
I am sure this has been covered before but need to know again. What is the best method of burnishing aluminum? I have several antennas that have had the elements partially disassembled, which I am no
Author: "Gary E. Jones, Ph.D." <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 07:57:18 -0600
Well, thanks to everyone who took the time to post directly to me or to the reflector and it appears a near unanimous opinion that the way for me to go is to ScotchBrite the surfaces. I just happened
Author: "Gary E. Jones, Ph.D." <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 08:02:42 -0500
I have a double room at the Crowne Plaza hotel for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday evenings at the Dayton Hamvention. The convention rate is ~ 125.00 per evening. My plans have changed and I am not go
Author: "Gary E. Jones, Ph.D." <garyejones@cmaaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 07:18:23 -0500
I finally have my two UST HDX-589MDPL's erect, and I would like to correspond with a couple of list member who already own these towers. I have some technical questions about rotors and rotor mountin
I want to apologize to five or six members of the list who wrote to me backchannel about my recent post for help with these 589s I recently bought used. My Win-XP operating system on this three or fo
List Members. I am still trying to amass as much data, information, manuals, schematics, and just plain information on the two used US Towers HDX-589 MDPLs that I just bought. I wonder if there is so
I have had a C331-XR for 5 or 6 years and used it extensively following a tornado which destroyed my higher/bigger yagis. My C31-XR used to be mounted on a Hy-gain 70' crank up and is now sitting on