I would like to purchase a come-along for the lifting a 22ft cr/mo mast (loaded with antennas: 250lbs+) inside the top sections of Rohn-45. After attempting to search the reflector archives without a
Jim, The problem I have encountered with the cheap (imported) units is the ease-of-use and safety factors. It seems to me that the ones I have tend to be difficult to manage with one hand or using gl
Carsten, I just received a new set of 40M phasing lines from Comtek to replace the 10yr old lines that were showing a lot of age. Jim Miller builds these lines using a network analyzer to get the len
Several years ago, a fellow ham here in KY was figuring out how to get hundreds of radials under his array. He didn't want to lay them on the surface, and have the grass 'absorb' them, but rather he
Kim, I can't think of better Christmas gifts for a TT guy than good climbing safety gear. Here are a few URL's to sites where I've recently purchased climbing safety gear. My last purchase were the b
Richard, I think Steve's answer in an earlier post (using a file to clean the cutoff wheel) adequately solves the aluminum loading-up-the-wheel problem. A similar problem occurs when using a grinding
Here is one: http://www.k0xg.com/products/product29.html 73 bill n4lg _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@
Martin, When I discovered how tarnished the flexweave wire had become, after a break in my 80M delta loop, soldering was not going to be an option. Instead, I used a small copper split-bolt (like the
Anyone out there who might know the answer, I would appreciate the information: How is the 1/8-wave phasing section of the ARX-6 Ringo Ranger constructed? How many turns? Gauge of wire? Diameter? Thi
Does anyone have a spare copy of N6BT's "Array Of Light" or know where I can get one? Or, was this ever available as a pdf/doc? I am specifically interested in his chapter on snaking a yagi through g
I use these poles as open wire supports to the back of my property. The pole that supported the open-wire side-feeder to the 120ft high delta loop was 25ft high. That mast kept breaking at the joints
I have upgraded my station to a K7NV PPR and the new Green Heron PPR controllers. I have the following PPR stuff for sale: 1ea Prop Pitch Controller - This system is a collection of units that make u
I have for sale 1ea (brand-new, unused) KLEIN TOOLS 1613-40 Chicago Grip for 3/16", 1/4" and 5/16" EHS cables, messengers, and guy wires. Features a double "V" grooves that give four-point contact, r
TowerTalk'ers, I have for sale a new-in-crate, unused Force12 MAG620/340N antenna. This is MONSTER 6ele on 20M and 3ele on 40M on the same 47ft boom. It requires a tower such as Rohn-45/55, and a hea
Greetings, I have for sale a new-in-crate, unused Force12 MAG620/340N antenna. This is a MONSTER 6ele on 20M and 3ele on 40M on the same 47ft boom. It has 18.5sqft of windload and requires a tower su
Ed, I run about 450ft of 10/3 w/gnd from my shack to one of the prop pitch rotors on the back tower. To understand how well things were working topside, I also ran 450ft of CAT-5 cable (8x #22 twiste
An excellent tool for finding sources of breakdowns in AC line components is an ultrasonic receiver. These devices have a pick transducer and the signal is mixed with an oscillator to bring the noise
TowerTalkers'ers, I have for sale a new-in-crate, unused Force12 MAG620/340N antenna. This is MONSTER 6ele on 20M and 3ele on 40M on the same 47ft boom. It requires a tower such as Rohn-45/55, and a
Hi, I am interested in the L.B Cebik, W4RNL (SK) "Basic Antenna Modeling: A Hands-On Tutorial" and the "Intermediate Antenna Modeling: A Hands-On Tutorial". I recall seeing it carried by ARRL, but it
Folks, I found another very handy use for Anderson Powerpole connectors. Since they come in multiple colors with the same pins, I chose to use orange and brown for all speakers and devices with 8Z au