The acid bath should REMOVE any existing rusting, thus will stop it by totally taking the existing rusting off. It will not stop future rusting. In fact, once all the galvanizing has been removed and
Years ago when N3ORY and I had some Rohn 25 regalvanized in Baltimore it worked out to about $8 per 10' section of Rohn 25. $500-some for 13 sections of Rohn 45 and other hardware sounds a bit more e
Do you have a picture of the AB-155? I'm not familiar with it but we use the AB-577s a lot. I'm trying to figure out the differences. Maybe an AB-577 would do what you need. 73 - Rich, KE3Q -- Origin
Years ago as a teenager, being on a MUCH more limited budget than your $800 "warchest," I put a chimney mount on the low chimney of my parents' house, which must have put the antenna all of about 20'
Well, to each his own, but it's hard for me to understand why anyone would want to live in a development like that when they could live in the fine Lubbock countryside! Ham radio antenna farm aspirat
Contesting.com is down at the moment, so I'll post this here first. I want to thank all who supported me for the lifetime achievement award at the Contest Banquet in Dayton, aka "The Mirror Ball Awar
I hesitate to comment at all, since this is clearly a tragedy... "There but for the grace of God go I..." comes to mind, though. I have done this same sort of takedown -- and installation -- not of a
I believe ospreys, like all birds of prey, e.g. "raptors," are completely protected in the U.S. and Canada. I didn't read the previous about "porcupines," but do think something with "inconvenient" (
I am really enjoying this discussion that combines both towers and wildlife, two of my main interests! We used to have (before arsonists burned it down but that's okay we got a reasonable insurance p
Yes, find the N3RR site. He really got into grounding some years back and has done many presentations on it. 73 - Rich, KE3Q -- Original Message -- From: D. Scott MacKenzie<mailto:kb0fhp@comcast.net>
And more than once I've heard guys say a 15' or 18' or 25' high antenna on 10M at the peak of the sunspot cycle is noticeably their best Europe run antenna from the East Coast of the U.S. 73 - Rich,
Anyone have dimensions handy for a 30M dipole? 73 - Rich, KE3Q _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contest
Tnx for all the quick answers including the one guy who is amazed. hi. 73 - Rich, KE3Q _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
Best answers so far: W4TV, W3TMZ, and W9GE. Worst answer: Chuck O'Neal, no callsign. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
FYI, I sent an email to Texas Towers asking if they had prices on Antenna Products TS-2420 tower. I wasn't surprised they did not handle it. But I was surprised to be informed by TT's K5JG that they
Anyone have PE-stamped plans for AB-105, Rohn, APC, TCI, or Swager towers? I'm pulling permits for some towers and the county wants this. While trying to find a reasonable Maryland-licensed PE who'll
I used 3" diameter, 24' long "heavy duty fence post" from "Long Fence Company" and it has never bent, with a Telrex 6-el 20 at the thrust bearing and a Telrex 8-el 15 eight feet higher, and a long 2M
I was at Home Depot yesterday and the spool of 500' 14 gauge insulated, solid, is now going for $39.99. Stranded is about $5 more for the spool. I was paying about $12.99 for the same spool (solid) a
Don Daso, K4ZA, Contest Advisory Committee member and former PVRC president. He lives in or near Charlotte. You're "local" to him, because I know he goes as far away as Maryland and Ohio, to the nort
Yeah, that's a good 'un. The rotator might be worth $100. Fair condition he says? <:-)) http://cgi.ebay.com/60ft-antenna-tower-commercial-grade-fair-condition_W0QQitemZ270074881199QQihZ017QQcategoryZ