I think they are sort of dammed if they do and dammed if they don't. That's the nature of our civil court system these days. I wouldn't want to be a crank-up tower manufacturer, especially in CA. I a
Just a couple thoughts on this, comments welcome. I'm sure there are a variety of harness styles, and some are much more suited to hanging than others. For years I used a spare skydiving harness as a
Hey Pat, Remember too where those belly warts were attached. The d-rings were usually chest level or lower, and man are you right about those opening shocks. I don't ever recall anyone breaking a bac
I second your comments, Rich. I have the remote control for my MA-550MDP tower but I always raise and lower it from outside. Aside from the satisfaction (and security) I feel watching it go up and do
TAP Plastics has a scrap bin where I get my insulator material. They sell it by the pound (cheap) and usually have a good selection of materials, sizes and thicknesses. I've found scraps up to an inc
Gee, Kelly, can't you get the guys at the Skunk Works to whip something up for you;-) Your project doesn't sound difficult at all. No hydraulic ram or even a winch to tilt up the tower should be nece
You might check some boat and/or RV equipment places. I know I've seen lightweight, car-top devices for pulling a small boat up on a pickup or SUV. Some sort of simple "sled" could be constructed out
Here's something. Not the one I was thinking of (couldn't find it with a quick Google) but it will give you some ideas. You could probably load the tower yourself with one of these. You don't have to
Mike, Your CG problem was more likely the CG too far back as opposed to too high (although that's not good either). More weight on the hitch usually prevents the oscillation. I don't know if you have
The Radio Shack stuff should be more than enough as long as it remains taught (use turnbuckles) and in good condition. I live across the bay from you and I have a similar push up mast, only mine is 4
I went through a similar consideration last summer, Allen. I also considered the Force 12 and M^2 antennas. I was biased toward the 4L StepIR going in but was worried about durability and cost (I did
Hello All, As mentioned previously I am stick-building (like a giant erector set) a new AN-Wireless HD-80. I will be posting photos at: http://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a317/k0hps/Tower%20Project/ i
Bill, Labor isn't too much of an issue, we are doing it ourselves. I definitely want the 5x5 vs. 9x9 pad in the yard when we are done. I prefer a single pour too, but how did they keep the concrete f
Hi Gene & All, After spending 4 hours trying different techniques this morning I have come to the conclusion that Gene is right. I was planning to cut the undercut for the pad with a trapezoidal top
Hi Steve, You are sure right about engineers not always thinking about the people who have to actually build what they design. In this case, there IS an engineer in the hole and pushing the wheelbarr
That's a good idea, Nick. Actually I was thinking I would make the pad a bit thicker than the 1.5' the plans show but I hadn't thought about going that much thicker. For one thing, I was planning to
Greetings fellow TTers, Some of you have been following my tower building progress on another thread (Re: [TowerTalk] new AN-Wireless tower, foundation question). I'm installing a pad and pier (inver
Hi Nick, I've been reading about these Ufer grounds recently. Never heard of them before, in fact it seems like the consensus has always been that you should NOT ground your tower to the rebar. I can
Jim, Nick, and All, Thanks again for the advice. Good point, I will flatten and ss bolt all ground pipe connections? no solder. Obviously the tower is grounded to the slab by the bottom section being
The mention of buried tower section in slab was to infer that lightning going down this steel doesn't cause exploding bases either. One more myth busting to exploding base myth. The extra ring outsid