Greetings to the group. It's been a few years since I was on here so pardon me if I'm asking about something that was recently discussed. I was about to erect my new (slightly used) TX-742MDP tower w
You won't even need to solder the washers, Dick. I've used that method for years and it works great. Be sure you use a big soldering gun though, or it will take forever to get much solder into the br
Thanks for all the responses, guys. I've learned a lot. To summarize (so far), it looks like it's going to be a Trylon if I want the best price, or an AN Wireless if I want something higher end, or a
For sale: US Tower TX-472MDP, 72' MOTORIZED crank up tower with CX-4 coax standoffs, TB-2US thrust bearing, rotor & top plates, and (optional) M-20R 20' reinforced mast. No rust on the tower itself (
OK, so lets say I've got my new, super HD, 70', freestanding, Trylon or AN Wireless tower up in place. Now I've got to get that 24' Chrom-Moly mast up there and through the thrust bearing somehow. Ho
Wow, a great bunch of response (both on and off the list) and quick too. Thanks guys! Forgive me for not thanking you all personally, there were just too many. There were some very ingenious ones too
OK, I asked the original question, but as the thread has wandered a bit, let me throw in .02 here. The thrust bearing I have on my TX-472MDP is plenty HD enough to support just about any mast, but th
Mike, There are obviously different bearing sold to amateurs for the top of their towers. Although I have not disassembled it to look at the location of the races, my TX-472MDP's TB-2US is obviously
Does anyone know a source for 9mm (.125 pitch) bolts? Everyplace I check seems to jump from 8mm to 10mm. I only need one, and the length isn't critical (longer is better). Thanks & 73 - JC, k0hps@ams
I'm sure you're right, Jim. There must be devices designed for this. They just don't seem to be supplied with any of the bearings typically supplied to us hams for this purpose. For me, I don't reall
Alan, Depending on your soil, you probably won't be able to get it in as deep as a real ground rod before you start to smash the copper; at least that was my experience with one I use for an electric
Hi Kirk, Really, all you need is a second rotor shelf with the correct size hole in the center. Or, a rotor shelf with whatever size hole, bushed down with something to the correct size. I got a good
Seems like we just discussed this, but maybe I'm thinking of another reflector?? Anyhow, the "water drill" method is usually discouraged as all that water going in washes out the dirt around the pipe
OOPS, I should NOT have said "impact wrench." "Hammer drill" would be a better term. I doubt that an impact wrench would be a lot of help driving a ground rod. The ancient one I use doesn't have the
Harold MacFarlane of http://www.macfarlaneelectronics.on.ca/ got back to me today. He still sells the mast clamp Paul referred to in my prior post, but it appears it has changed a bit. Instead of six
Hi Steve, A ham back east installed the elements on his 4L StepIR after the boom was lifted to the top of the tower. Do you think that would be feasible with a MonstIR? I don't have enough open space
I have a real good Husqvarna already, but they aren't all my trees, and you can't cut heritage/legacy Oaks around here even if you want to, which I don't. Sounds like time to buy a chainsaw! David Ro
Are you nuts, Chet? Do you realize how hard it is to find a decent house and property out here in the SF Bay area where you can basically put up any kind of tower/antenna system you want as long as y
Hi Dale, I seriously considered the chopper option a few weeks ago. It's completely out of the question (as many on here pointed out at the time). Even if I could afford it (more than the tower and a
Hi Jim, I must have deleted the e-mail reply I got (from someone on the TT reflector) that listed some prices for helicopter lifts, but they were in the kilobucks. However, at that time we were discu