Hi all I'm planning to put up a new tower for HF and even tho I've done this before, I have never gone as high as I plan to go this time. All towers in the past have been under a hundred feet. I plan
Hi all I used to have a guyed tower and after maybe 10 years the guy cable started to rust. I disremember what type of cable it was, tho I bought it at a local (reputable) industrial supply house. Af
Hi Bill I am starting to understand the guy tension subject now. In years past, local hams pulled on the guys and if the tower was straight, clamped it. I have to get a tension gauge. I found a neat
Hi All I think I recall seeing a comment about mast, tubing and pipe. Back in my early days, we used extruded 6061-T6 in 2 inch diameter with 1/4 inch wall. Many of us sprung for the tubing and put a
Hi Again With talk about lightning protection, I recall seeing a site showing a static dissipator that looked like a fuzzy ball, placed atop the tower. It supposedly dissipates the corona charge on t
Hi Again I've been asking lots of questions and have been getting lots of diverse inputs. I'll simply evaluate what I've been told and make up my mind as I go. Thanks to everybody who has responded.
Hi All I'm curious about coax connectors and how YOU assemble yours. Of course, we all would like to use Type Ns for the impedance uniformity, in comparison to the old fashioned PL-259s. What I'm won
John While I agree with you on grounding to a water pipe (and main) and I acknowledge the fact that you are a licensed electrician, there is one thing that bothers me about your statement. Maybe the
It's not that W1AW accepts liability for W1AW endorses this type of safe tower practice.... So that means that I'll use these pictures to teach my novice son to emulate everything the ARRL stands for
Bill You should call Freightquote.com (800.323.5441) and talk with them about freighting things CONUS. I have handled many items, including a Bridgeport milling machine around the country. The Bridgi
Kirk Thanks for clearing up the faux pas of the picture. I guess what I'll have to do is take my novice son up onto the tower like the fella with "those big ones" and explain to him that THIS is NOT
Steve, K7LXC@aol.com, Wrote: I found this on ebay. It's a Rohn thrust bearing and it says that it's been "FRESHLY PACKED WITH WHITE LITHIUM GREASE". Gentlemen, these bearings are NOT supposed to be l
Hi All I have a used Rohn 45 Tilt section that I have no use for. I am going to sell it but have no idea what it's worth. It is in very good shape. I also have another Rohn 45 Tilt section but I don'
I have to laugh at the regs for towers and other obstructions that are a reasonable distance from any airport. They must have been written by politicians and bureaucrats who have never been in a plan
Sheesh Why not just put the antenna up so it will most probably NOT come down so all those around here will stop playing chicken little.... A little over-engineering will go a long way. And then if i
Jeff Insulated wire is your only option since you don't have the confidence to put up an antenna that MIGHT fall. You're gonna have aantennae fall many times in your life. I put up a tower that shoud
I saw that you are (were) looking for a nanaboshi connector. Long story short, I was too. for my KenPro rotor. I found the Ohio distributor for their connectors and got what I needed in a onesy-twose
FS - Rohn 25 and 45 TowerTalkers I have 200 feet of R25 for sale - $70 per straight section 1 - bearing plate top section - $100 1 - 25AG2 mast top section - 1-3/4" ID - $120 2 - Stubby Flat Plate To
I have used Rohn tower but I'm in Ohio, a bit far from you I have 25 for $60 45 for 140 55 for 190 RoGrrr _________________________________________________________________ Mortgage refinance is Hot.
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