That is something else. I don't like climbing my 86 foot tower and I am clamped on twice. Incredible. Mark N1UK -- Original Message -- From: "Jim McDonald" <jim@n7us.net> To: "'Michael LeBoeuf'" <mik
Now I am running out of Bury Flex. Iwas told by a distributor that it will be 3 to 4 weeks before any stock comes in. Does anyone know if this is a good date or is it likely to slip out further? If I
An interesting perspective. I am very fit. I have just trenched 25 feet of ground wire trench by hand. I am 58 and weigh the same as I did when I was 36 but I still chose not to freeclimb. It's just
I saw a Youtube video where a couple of lineman are on a power pole trying to get some suicidal fool off the pole. Anyway they were told that the power was off. It wasn't. One wireman took a direct h
I would trust myself with the trouble of hooking and hooking than put my life in the hands on an inattentive groundie. My groundies haven't done very well so far. I was lucky to get anyone out to hel
I see that Rohn calls out the AB2 base for the 25 tower. This hole is 4 x 6 by 4 foot deep. I dug three of these for my Rohn 45 tower. A lot of work but the tower is going nowhere now The rod is tied
The HDX-689 is the heavy duty version of the HDX-589 and it weighs about 3400 lbs . I have some data on it tucked away on my pc Mark N1UK _______________________________________________ _____________
ROHN R-45JBK Bolt Kit for 45G Tower Section Factory OEM, Original Manufacturer's Bolt Kit in Tube as would be Supplied with New Tower Section. Each Kit contains: (3) - 210003G -5/16 by 2-3/8" Hot Dip
ROHN R-55JBK Bolt Kit for 55G Tower Section Factory OEM, Original Manufacturer's Bolt Kit in Tube as would be Supplied with New Tower Section. Each Kit contains: (6) EA R-210016G BOLT 7/16 X 2-1/2 HC
If he hung some capacitance hats off the top of the tower, would that work. Maybe something to try. Mark N1UK _______________________________________________ _________________________________________
Yes I enjoyed working with the Phillystran...easy to cut and much lighter to pull up the tower. Getting the big grips to seat at the end was a little more difficult but not too bad after my learning
Yes I built my own and located the devices in the box at the bottom of the tower and in my SPG box at the shack wall.. I am using 19V MOV's for the 12V lines and I have some 65V MOV's for the 45V DC
I have installed the standard Rohn GAC303 guys anchors into buried concrete per the Rohn drawings. I was talking to a tower installer who says that he has seen theses buried guy anchors eaten away in
Thank you. I will do some studying on the subject. Time to dig out my QST as well. Mark N1UK Very timely question. See the latest issue of QST for information on how to protect your anchors. There is
yes you would want a gap between the plates otherwise the double skin would trap water and rust quickly. I was just on the tower today hooking up the pigtail on my M2 rotator - no coax yet but at le
A product like Waxoyl would be good too. I wanted to pour oil down inside the legs of my 86 foot Rohn 45 which is buried in concrete. What is the best way to do this? Will it be possible to get one o
At least our waste disposal place now takes used engine oil which is nice and handy, instead of a 5 gallon limit at Advance Autos...have you seen how much oil comes out of the rear axle of a farm tra
If you are going to use varnish then I would look for the marine stuff. It is generally made for a much harsher environment Mark N1UK _______________________________________________ _________________
I was just going to put it inside the bottom section where the bolts are 6 feet from the ground. As you rightly say, I don't want to be dealing with oil up on the tower. It is a matter of getting the
Man that is a can of worms...lol.............just joking People seem to have so many different methods...I use coax-seal...a goop specially made for the purpose. Messy but effective I have been recom