Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:00:40 -0400
Hi Tony. http://www.harborfreight.com/1300-lb-capacity-electric-hoist-2954.html I use one of these that's attached to a welded aluminum plate/shelf that is bolted to the side of my tower where the Fu
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:17:08 -0400
A few reviews... http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/7694 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com Hello, Anyone have experience with this control box for rotators? http://www.mds-ham.com/ $250 is a very g
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:21:33 -0400
Where did you end up purchasing it, Mickey? 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5412 (20100831) __________ The me
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 13:27:35 -0400
Hi Fred. I have used either http://www.affordablequalitylighting.com/docs/electroshield.html or http://www.krylon.com/products/uvresistant_clear/ for several years to protect screw heads and terminal
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2010 16:47:12 -0400
Hi Phil. While I'm sure it's not the only place on the web, here's one: http://www.crofttrailer.com/site/products/1497/details.html?PHPSESSID=3102edca3dcbdfa059e72756d9d0b3b4 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC ww
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 11:47:46 -0400
Hi Todd. Being a cubical quad user for many, many years I found myself folding over the tower with the boom aimed in all sorts of directions for obvious reasons. Since the quad is an three dimensiona
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:12:15 -0400
Hi Peter. I did a quick search and found an original Hy-Gain .pdf file with wind survival and load limit numbers for the fully extended tower. http://www.thiecom.de/ftp/hygain/hg-52ss.pdf 73, Jon Pea
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:13:39 -0400
Here's some information that I've compiled that may fit your situation... http://w4abc.com/drive.html 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signatur
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:03:28 -0500
Hi Barrie. Think in terms of 'hoist'. Look here for some ideas that may help... http://w4abc.com/drive.html 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC On 11/11/2010 5:08 PM, Barrie Smith wrote: __________________________
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 23:43:00 -0500
Hi Roger. I've managed to move a couple of large crank-up towers by following the Egyptians example. I've used large diameter PVC pipe in 3' or 4' lengths as rollers to simply roll the tower around t
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:01:50 -0500
Hi Dale. I've been in the fire service for 27 years now and I can't tell you the number of surge suppressors of the type that are typically installed on a 1/2" or 3/4' knockout hole*http://tinyurl.co
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:20:30 -0500
Hi Clint. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KTantennas/ There's more than enough help on the above list and through M2 to get that old horse riding again. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com <http://www.
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 13:45:12 -0500
Hi Jim. This may be of help... http://www.w4abc.com/drive.html 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC On 3/3/2011 9:39 AM, Jim Spears wrote: _______________________________________________ ___________________________
Author: "Jon Pearl - Laptop" <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2011 17:50:31 -0400
Hi Mike. You're talking about the Tilt Plate - http://nn4zz.com/tiltplate.htm I've seen it in action at the Orlando Hamfest and it's built like a tank. You'll never have to access your rotor with a l
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 15:33:11 -0400
I thought I'd share some information with all of you that I thought was pretty cool. Some time ago I assembled some thoughts on alternative methods for raising crank-up towers with commonly available
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2011 15:47:14 -0400
http://www.w4abc.com/drive.html That might help... 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Jun 2011 07:26:34 -0400
Hi Bryan. You're welcome. Seems to be a common problem amongst a lot of us - both the never had a working motor and never had a motor crowd. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com ______________________
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:19:54 -0400
Business must be really good! Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 22:12:53 -0400
Hi Larry. Since you've identified your antenna, you might want to join the KT group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KTantennas/ for further information and support if you decide to rebuild. 73, Jon
Author: Jon Pearl - W4ABC <jonpearl@tampabay.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:59:16 -0400
I agree with the majority on this one. Towers and antennas can and do last a lifetime while radios come and go. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC www.w4abc.com _______________________________________________ ___