I bought my hoist rope from New River Nets http://www.newrivernets.com/ They sell Wellington Rhino-flex rope: http://www.wellingtoninc.com/commercial/doublebraid.htm It's been a couple years, but my
It's a common misconception that the heavy wires are for the motor - heaven knows I used to think that... See: http://www.hy-gain.com/man/pdf/HAM-IV.pdf Figure 9 (Schematic) "Terminals 1 and 2 must b
What do you use to drive the rods in? I need to get mine through thick clay and lots of rocks... -Mike N2MG ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just s
I'm planning on running all my wires through the cheap, corrugated black 6" tubing. At first it looks like the pipe might be less than ideal (all the corrugations appear to be snag "magnets"). Howeve
The manufacturer of the grips (Preformed line products - http://www.preformed.com) recommends against reusing them beyond a few adjustments during installation. I suggest you contact them for advice
I looked at the manual online http://www.cushcraft.com/support/pdf/a3s.pdf and it appears they made a poor conversion from inches to metric. Since inches are native to Cushcraft, those are more likel
Go to the contesting.com home page http://www.contesting.com look for "List Search" tool in the left menu area. This searches ALL the contesting.com archives (topband, cq-contest, amps, etc.) so it i
Try the Links database at eHam. http://www.eham.net/links Stick "stainless" in the search tool. You'll get a dozen or so vendors. 73 Mike N2MG ________________________________________________ PeopleP
I recall buying mine years ago from either AES or HRO but I could be wrong. Anyway, neither of them list Bird on their websites currently. :( I searched eHam's links a bit and found Radio Dan: http:/
Try the Rotor Doc http://www.rotordoc.com Mike N2MG Thanks to all who responded to my question. As a result, I found the proper documentation and now found I have a burned potentiomoeter, at least. D
The 1200# stuff (probably not useful for guying many towers) is terminated with clamps. The larger, more common 4000# (3/16" EHS equiv) and 6700# (1/4" EHS equiv) guying material that most hams would
The several Rohn TB-3 bearings that I have used usually seem a little rough when turned by hand, but I have not had them bind (see below). They come with no grease inside, no grease fitting and no ho
repairing a lawn should not be underestimated. If even shallow permanent ruts remain, they will be a constant reminder to your neighbors... In addition, if the ground is wet/soft, the driver may not
When the ground crew temporarily wraps tape to hold stuff together that then needs to go "up the tower", it is wise to fold the end of the tape over in a "flag" so that the tower workers can just gra
"Tail"...that's a good name. "Flag" should be reserved for identifying that unwanted piece of tape that flutters in the breeze when the installer stretched it too much at the end of a wrap (usually t
How could this not have been mentioned yet? ;-) If you suspect you will EVER have any problems with wasps, keep one or two fresh cans of the wasp-killing, 20-foot spray artillery in your bucket. They
Along these lines - if you have the chance before you start your new guyed tower, arrange it so that there is a reasonably bracket/coax/antenna-free face for climbing. Then, be sure any bolts that ma
It seems that PLP is inconsistent. I recently purchased both the 3/16" (BG-2142) and 1/4" (BG-2144) grips from PLP. Their invoice referred to them as "Big Grips" - but I can see the PDFs you referenc