A lot of the older Cuschraft VHF antennas that had those trigon ( as they called them ) reflectors had issues with elements falling off due to vibration in many cases. I would think that idea that th
I use a single 12 ele M2 here. It has been up 5 years or so. I have ospreys ( very large birds )that like to sit ALL THE WAY OUT ON THE TIP of the antenna. It bends ever so slightly but bounces back
Jim, My guess is that BX towers were designed the way they are so that we WON'T climb them. HA! I can appreciate someone wanting something that is self supporting, but I recall seeing in the old cata
That was the article that showed the antennas on a rotating Rohn 45. It was the introduction of ROTATING TOWER SYSTEMS as I recall. Might have been back in 1985 or so. - Mike Hi Bill it down Texas wa
I was close...I said 1985. -Mike --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob Newton W5RN Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2010 1
I use 100lb test around my dock and to guy two of my ground mounted verticals. Ten pound test will last about 10 minutes around here in Florida with the sun, wind, etc. - M Dale: I've read on TowerTa
I used one of those plastic owls here in an effort to keep the birds off the tower. Fat chance... They just sit up there and discuss flood insurance rates with the owl. But a rubber snake has had som
Is that TRUE north of MAGNETIC NORTH? - M These are NewAge (tm) owls. You have to find true north for them..... 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _________________________
I have been trying to talk my mother-in-law into sitting up on the tower a few hours each day to run off the birds. She would scare off just about anything ELSE that flies. The trade off just wasn't
What are you going to use it for? - M I use Chain Link Fence posts from Home Depot. It's 2" outside diameter and looks to be DOM. Bob You need tubing not pipe. Pipe is measured by ID, tubing by OD. Y
I can't imagine anyone using PIPE for a serious antenna installation on a tower, unless that antenna would be mounted 6" or so above the top of that tower. Any serious bending movement will potential
Sorry, but I not one to want to flirt with disaster. A pipe is either to smoke or run water through. But you are free to take your choice. If you want to keep an antenna up put it on a mast, one made
This is getting tiring. I guess you can do what you want. You can do what you feel is right. You can do anything you like. -Good luck. -m hardly flirting. That's what engineering is. Look at the load
Really much-a-do about nothing here for 24 hrs at least. I REALLY HOPE these guys use their water pipes, pipe cleaners, or pool cleaners, or whatever, to prop up their antennas. It will sooner or lat
Speaking of DEFLECTION, how about a way to deflect this subject? How about BIRDS, owls, ospreys, wenches, winches, or mother-in-laws, in no particular order. Thanks,.... - M If all you want to do is
Doesn't that antenna have a 'funny' way of working on 12 or was it 17 mtrs?...maybe I'm just funny, but thought I read something about that way back when. -m Gene, Unless the Skyhawk is significantly
The TH7 manual indicates that the "7" has FIVE elements on 10 mtrs. - Mike What type of Hornet? I had a Swan-Hornet TB-4H (TB-1000-4) and on the bands it was the equal of the Th6. The TH7 does give y
It has been some time since I worked with the 6s and 7s myself but the old ones were tough antennas. You could smackm' around and they'd come back for me. Heavy dudes but quite potent. I used the BN-
I would make something out of aluminum. You wouldn't want some kind of 'dissimilar metal thing' going on I would think. Can't be that hard. = Mike In the process of rebuilding a TH6 I broke the alumi
Wench of these was your favorite? - Mike Steve, No, this was very good information. I see it fitting in nicely with the "True North", "Owl", and "Wench" threads when the bands are dormant! 73 de Bob