I'm looking to buy my first antenna tower. I found out a another ham who lived here in Camarillo, CA passed away in November. His estate sold off or gave away all his stuff before I found out about i
It appears to be in good physical condition. It has the tilt over base and rotator which has some light surface rust. It's missing the pulley collar. It has an electric winch to extend and retract th
So I spotted a listing on Craig's List for a 41 foot US Tower. https://bakersfield.craigslist.org/for/6036930477.html I think it's a TM-541SS. Does any have a suggestion on the best way to move it to
I want to thank everyone for their suggestions on how to move this beast. It looks like the first thing I need to find out is what kind of accessibility there is. I'm hoping I can drive right up to i
Hi all, I just acquired a US Tower TMM-433HD tower, but it didn't come with the base or raising fixture. So before I shell out over $3000 to US Tower for new ones I thought I'd see is anyone had a sp
I need to pour a base for a TMM-433HD tower but first I need a rebar cage. Do it myself or hire someone and who would I hire? -- - 73 - - Joe W6JWP _______________________________________________ ___
Does anyone have the drawing for the T-Base used on the US Tower TMM433HD, TMM541SS, HDX555 & TX472? UST does not seem to want to part with a copy. -- - 73 - - Joe W6JWP _____________________________
Is it better to put lightning arresters at the base of the tower or the cable entrance at the shack or both? My coax run will be less than 100 feet from the antenna at the top of a 33 foot tower to m
I'm in the process of assembling the rebar cage for the foundation of my antenna tower. I have all the pieces wired together but the end product seems kinda wobblie. Is this normal? I worried about i
To everyone who responded to my original post, thank you for your comments and suggestions. Dick's, K0CAT, link to the the N4LNR newsletter articles was particularly helpful. -- - 73 - - Joe W6JWP __
So I'm in the process of digging the hole for my tower foundation. I've dug most of it out with a mini-excavator but now I have to climb down inside to finish up the corners and such. the hole will b
Thanks to everyone for there comments and concerns. If the hole was bigger than I need or I still had the mini-excavator i'd go with that but I need to remove 6-12 inches in places to make it big eno
Other than US Tower, where would I get the nuts and bolts use to attach a TMM-433HD to its base? The docs call them out as 0.75 inch diameter (A325N) 1.25 inch (length?) and dosn't say anything about
Thanks to all but it turns out that I have a bigger problem. The used tower I bought is an older model TMM-433HD which only used 6 bolts to mount to the base. The current model uses 12 bolts on a dif
Why do I feel like some of these solutions will end up on You Tube under epic failures? -- - 73 - - Joe W6JWP _______________________________________________ _________________________________________
Has anyone ever considered using computer ribbon cable to make a broadband dipole? -- - 73 - - Joe W6JWP _______________________________________________ ______________________________________________
Will these do the trick? https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Thin-Head-Access-Wrench-Set-6-Piece-H100THCW6PCSM/305713153 -- - 73 - - Joe W6JWP _______________________________________________ __________
Years ago it was recommended to me to get a pair of spark plug pliers for tightening PL-259 connectors. Ten years and no problems. https://www.amazon.com/Lisle-52900-Spark-Plug-Pliers/dp/B085TNS5Q5/r