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1. [TowerTalk] Future hilltop tower - crankup or fixed? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:08:21 -0400
I have searched the archives but have not been able to find an answer to my question. I am building a cabin on top of a tall ridge in West Virginia. I am interested in putting up a tower next spring
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-08/msg00419.html (10,329 bytes)

2. Re: [TowerTalk] Wind Surface Area (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:02:08 -0400
Ted -- the Force 12 web site mentions that you can discount the wind load calculation by a factor of 2/3 to account for the cylindrical surface of the boom (unless the boom is in fact square). I disc
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00211.html (8,154 bytes)

3. [TowerTalk] Best choice for AC Service Entrance TVSS? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:41:07 -0400
I am building a hilltop cabin for HF operation and need to select my desired lightning protection for the AC service entrance. I have read that the MOV devices age and eventually need to be replaced,
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-09/msg00267.html (9,700 bytes)

4. [TowerTalk] US Tower install - help request (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:43:39 -0400
I am about to install a US Tower crankup model HDX589. I would like to talk (via phone) to anyone who has installed a US Tower crankup and can help me with some general questions related to the concr
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00083.html (8,463 bytes)

5. Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower install - help request (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:12:18 -0400
Thanks for the tremendous responses. I will begin calling some of you shortly. For those that I don't end up calling, thanks for the offer. 73, mat kk1c ______________________________________________
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00094.html (13,254 bytes)

6. [TowerTalk] Log periodic antennas and front end overload? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:55:58 -0400
I have searched the Towertalk archives and read that log periodic antennas can have the undesirable side effect of capturing too much RF; their broadbanded capability results in all signals in the an
/archives//html/Towertalk/2009-10/msg00426.html (8,258 bytes)

7. [TowerTalk] Likely repairs for a US Tower HDX589MDPL crank-up tower? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:28:40 -0400
I purchased a 6 year old US Tower HDX-589MDPL crank-up from an SK's estate last year. It has been sitting horizontal since it was delivered from US Tower - it has never been put into service -- but i
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00332.html (9,004 bytes)

8. Re: [TowerTalk] Likely repairs for a US Tower HDX589MDPL crank-up tower? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:18:29 -0400
Steve - I have not had the chance to inspect the tower very closely. But after reading all the helpful posts, I suspect I have no real reason to be worried, I am now comfortable that the tower will m
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-10/msg00362.html (9,808 bytes)

9. [TowerTalk] Hygain acquisition? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2010 07:51:35 -0500
I thought MFJ acquired Hy-Gain in 1999? What did MFJ just acquire then? I plan on installing a TH11DX in the spring -- should I buy it now in case there is any supply or quality issues over the next
/archives//html/Towertalk/2010-12/msg00003.html (7,831 bytes)

10. [TowerTalk] grounding quesitons: Ufer, strap, exothermic welds (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:24:14 -0400
I am about to pour concrete for the base of my HDX589 tower. I am going to go with a Ufer ground as well as the Polyphaser recommended eight 75' radials with multiple ground rods (8' rods every 16').
/archives//html/Towertalk/2011-04/msg00235.html (8,271 bytes)

11. [TowerTalk] update: grounding questions: Ufer, strap, exothermic welds (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:33:51 -0400
An update on this thread and a new question or two: Seems to be pretty well agreed that connecting the rebar to the tower and radials is a good thing. The potential damage to concrete is attributed t
/archives//html/Towertalk/2011-04/msg00300.html (12,057 bytes)

12. [TowerTalk] FS: US Tower HDX589MDPL near Romney WV (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:50:09 -0400
I bought this tower through Matt at XX Towers who got it from the estate of a silent key in late 2009. It was shipped to the original owner but never installed. I bought it to install at my cabin loc
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-09/msg00019.html (7,754 bytes)

13. [TowerTalk] Value of using coax relays to ground antennas? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:20:42 -0400
I plan to ground the coax shields at the top and bottom of the tower; I will also ground the center conductors of the coax runs at the tower base via ICE or similar products. I was thinking about goi
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-09/msg00273.html (8,369 bytes)

14. [TowerTalk] AN Wireless HD tower installation advice needed (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2012 08:50:25 -0400
I will be ordering an HD60 from AN Wireless on Monday for my windy and lightning-prone ridge top WV location and have some questions regarding installation: 1. It looks like the preferred way to supp
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-09/msg00274.html (8,125 bytes)

15. [TowerTalk] need contractor for tower foundation work in eastern WV (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:34:28 -0400
I am looking for an experienced contractor who has successfully installed freestanding tower(s) before and can help me with the foundation work for my upcoming AN Wireless tower project -- tasks incl
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-09/msg00341.html (7,423 bytes)

16. [TowerTalk] ground rod depth problem due to rocky soil -- solutions? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 16:30:39 -0500
I am finally getting around to putting up my 60' AN Wireless tower on top of a rocky ridge in WV. I rented a Hilti demo hammer and got about 1/3 of my rods in to the ground at least 4' -- but the maj
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-11/msg00088.html (8,086 bytes)

17. Re: [TowerTalk] ground rod depth problem due to rocky soil -- solutions? (score: 1)
Author: Mat Eshpeter <kk1c@live.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:17:29 -0500
I have been reading the responses and have decided to try one last time to get the rods as deep as possible. Last time around I rented a 20 lb Hilti combination hammer drill/demo hammer. This time ar
/archives//html/Towertalk/2012-11/msg00138.html (9,413 bytes)


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