I am looking for some of the Rohn galvanized bolts that are used in the torque arm assemblies. They are galvanized Grade 5, 2 1/2 in X 3/8. I have looked at the ones in Grainger and there are some th
I am looking for some of the bolts that are used in the Rohn torque arms. They are Grade 5, 3 hash marks on head of bolt, galvanized, 2 1/2 X 3/8 and the oversided nuts that go with them. You have an
Has anyone built or have a design of a clamp on RF amp meter for clamping on something like tower legs? W8JI has a design on his web site but it appears from what I can see it is not a clamp on. I ca
Recently having to lay a lot of ground radials I got tired of cutting wire and bending it for pinning. I have gone to "Bobby Pins" of the 2 3/4 inch version. These are long enough to easily hold the
Small Parts Inc in Miami carries the items you are looking for. See their web site www.smallparts.com. They carry a lot of neat building products. Mike K4PI __________________________________________
Out of all the ideas, all of which I tried, I still like bobby pins for the radial pin down. If you only need a few it is okay to make your own but I needed thousands and it would have taken me forev
The sod staples are more work to get into the hard rocky ground around here and also way overkill to hold a piece of 20 or 22 guage wire down. Possibly in FL with the soil being somewhat sandy it wou
The fence post staples are libel to end up in my lawn mower or truck tires for sure. Looking at cost, I just bought a box of 2 inch length bobbies on sale for $4.99 for 1 pound which works out to abo
differently from the EHS preforms. EHS preforms you wrap the complete short leg and then wrap the complete long leg. The technique for Philly is somewhat different and although it may work okay on t
Anyone out there using the MFJ 854 meter? I have a couple of questions. _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless Weather
Look at the IsoTip Pro120. I have been using one of these for several years and I am very pleased with it. You can see how much fluid you have left through a clear window. Some units I have see do no
Sometime ago there was some discussion about using baluns at the base of verticals for reasons different from what they are used for on yagis, dipoles etc. In ON4UN's book I don't see any in the pict
For 40, 48, 160 I would suggest the wire versions of the Battle Creek Special designed by K1ZM if you have a tree tall enough to hang it from. Around 70 ft high. A friend of mine on a small lot built
For best prices on vacuum variables got to www.mgs4u.com Allen Bond , WB4GNT sells all types and he is honest. Always in the boneyard at Dayton and he ships also. 73 Mike K4PI _______________________
I need some opinions on a direction to go with an array I have built. It is a 4 square for 160 M using 90 ft vertical T's with 45 ft top hats supported by a center 140 ft tower. At present it is bein
HI Tommy, A friend of mine, N4SS , bought the DX Eng and we took it apart and I am impressed with the quality they put into it plus you have the opitons of wiring each input to be either grounded or
When you click on it there should be an option where you can select the progarm to open it with. Scroll down to Wordpad and then open it. I can walk you though it if you still have trouble. _________
Anyone using resonanat breakers on their towers to break them up into smaller electrical lengths? I am wondering what voltage rating to use on the capacitor with the nearby antennas having 1200 watts