This tower is pictured in an add in the latest QST. Looks like a nice tower...a crankup tower. But not really sure what anyone is expecting for ANY amount of money. A crankup is not a guyed tower pla
I have a motorized crankup here...HD-70G by HyGain with a drum that is most likely 4-5". The wire rope has always crushed on that drum. It is just a fact of life. -Mike --Original Message-- From: tow
Those fiberglass antennas are a sittin' duck ain't they? - Mike Well my GP-15 vertical on the top of the tower looks like it took a hit. It still works, but the SWR is varies all over the place (used
IMHO, IF the tower base was installed correctly, the legs should be able to weep moisture into the required gravel underneath the legs and into the ground thereafter. The tower obviously has some sor
Where did that 12 - 15 ft above a structure come from? - m --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of jimlux Sent: Tuesday, Jun
It also helps to PRAY a little, eh Bill? - Mike, K4CVL Palmetto, FL I lived in FL for 32 years before moving to central FL and had ever increasing sized towers starting with a 64 footer andc finally
That scene is replicated every day all over the world. - Mike http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05E6d5Y6PK8 Dino - KX6D dino@kx6d.com 562-665-6286 _______________________________________________ _______
Dick, Here on the west coast of Florida, the lightning capital of the US ( if not the world ), it comes as no surprise that there are lots of dangerous strikes in almost every thunderstorm. Some rece
No one to apologize to on here except Steve. -I hope there was a great response. - Mike I understand, I sincerely apologize if I sent it out of place. Everyone please accept my apology. Bob AD5VJ ___
As many do, I appreciate the T/T site and generally the topics here, make no mistake. There are websites that claim to be ham radio sites, and yet there are still ads posted for bicycles, Dale Earnha
I saw that in TOP GUN. ...."damn that guy"... - Mike My scariest repair happened in the summer of 1963 - I was a new high school grad, working for the California Institute of Technology's Owens Valle
A 48ft ROHN BX tower was taken to an electroplating business near Fredricksburg, VA a number of years ago. A friend of mine who lived in Fairfax, Va wanted the tower sections put in the acid bath bef
I have the Challenger Model...just 3 radials, actually trimmed one or two slightly shorter, and it works quite well on 40 meters as a center fed 1/4 wave vertical dipole. It is mounted over the salt
Those Rubbermaid containers work great! Just be sure to put them in a METAL ENCLOSURE. - Mike --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On
And the point is? - M While it is tragic when anyone is killed. However, when it is a result of stupidity it makes one wonder if it is not a result of Darwinian behavior. A little research indicates
My coax leads from my tower come through a soffit aside the tower, into the attic. I bring them then into the inside of a closet, and under the door of the closet to my rig. Next to the closet is my
What is the favorite product used by the masses to string wire antennas through trees? Dacron line, nylon line, fishing line, chorus line, etc? whata ya got? - Mike __________ Information from ESET N
After reading the many response and suggestions, I feel compelled to thank the group as a whole and all those that responded to the question about the proper or preferred material to use to keep dipo
No doubt due to the state of the economy and the real estate market, not to mention the fact the some folks are cutting back on expenses, such as those used to support dipoles, they are indeed using
I don't know where you live but here in Florida where it's flat, especially here off the Gulf of Mexico my HF2V catches PLENTY of wind. Tapered or not, it's guyed in three directions with 100lb test