Maybe a flat washer and a spring washer would stop the bottom bolts coming loose. Blue loctite will certainly stop them coming loose. Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ _
Have you ever tried to helicoil it instead? Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting
Can't Dick get a rope on the top section to add a positive pulldown force when trying to lower the tower? Would that be worth a try? Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ __
Where did you get the tilt heads from? thanks Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesti
I would have bought the proper ladder - you got away with it THIS time Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailin
Maybe you could use strips of aluminum flashing riveted together. There is always anti-oxidant grease used for copper to aluminum connections. Mark N1UK G3ZZM ________________________________________
is that post or paste? _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mail
What are the pigtails made of? Copper wire? How are the pigtails attached to the rebar? thanks Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ ________________________________________
I like to use fine 400 grade wet and dry paper with kerosene as a lubricant. WD40 works well too Steel wool may leave pieces of steel embedded in the aluminum which will rust later Mark N1UK G3ZZM --
I am starting the planning phase of my tower. I am thinking of installing a Texas Towers HDX-589MDPL crank up tower. I would like to put a MonstIR beam on it. I am concerned with the windloading - fu
Thanks - good points - what tower would be suitable for a beam of this size or should I just go with the 4 ele steppir and do something else for 40m such as a sloping dipole array or a 4 square We ca
Exactly - that concrete is so heavy that it will grip the pole like a vice - plastic bag or no plastic bag. Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ ___________________________
What freq was that measured at? Mark N1UK G3ZZM _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://
Who is the ham who does tower work in the North Carolina area. We emailed a year ago but I have lost his address and am getting ready for a tower project where I will need his help tnx de Mark N1UK G
Have you tried using a bungee cord between the hook and the rope. It should provide some damping. Mark N1UK --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ ______________________
Hi John, What make of tower is this? Is this a guyed tower? Do you know what the windloading on the tower will be? Mark N1UK _______________________________________________ __________________________
I just replaced the carpet in my shack with 3ftx3ft commercial carpet tiles. Something to think about. When a section wears out it is much easier to replace than doing the whole room. My chairs wheel
Hi Ron, I went through the same heart burn as you living in Wake Co, North Carolina. I have seen some helacious storms come through here in the last 11 years that I have been here. I am planning on a
Don't you have your metallic guy wires broken up into smaller lengths to avoid rf resonances and the resultant distortion of your directional hf antennas. People normally do that. That being the case
The "shorthand" is actually 5 n n Mark N1UK -- Original Message -- From: "Bob Maser" <bmaser@tampabay.rr.com> To: "Richards" <jruing@ameritech.net>; "Dan Hearn" <dhearn@air-pipe.com> Cc: <towertalk@c