Could a couple of you take a look at the Grainger model # 5K539 gearmotor and see if this would be a suitable gearmotor for my application (driving the winch on my tower) ?? i just discovered that i
Hello All if you are considering buying a crankup tower w/o a motordrive and have plans on installing a motordrive in the future , PLEASE , do yourself a favor , bite the bullet and order the tower w
Hello All i know this isnt exactly tower related but i think it shoul dbe ok... my plan was to use 1 feedline to feed a 40m and 80m Inv V , but , i have lost the support to tie one end of the antenna
Ya Know there is a very simple solution to this stacking stuff and big antenna problems.... move your station to the caribbean :-) all you need is a 70ft tower a good multiband yagi and a few wires..
When i put my TX-472 up UST suggested using a Wrecker (tow truck) i tried but it sunk in the yard so i had to use other measures (the yard was very very wet though), but that was their recommendation
without checking the internet or books.... how many of you know how the lunar rovers motor was kept cool since there really isnt an atmosphere to conduct the heat into??? this actually may have been
Kelly yes , but the problem is that in a vacuum the heat doesnt disapate. they used bees wax , the melting action of the wax absorbed the excess heat... Dan http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/16
All this talk about copper flashing got me thinking about the work i have to do next month... i have to put in all my grounding stuff both in my shack and at the tower, radials , tie all the stuff to
Wow.... after reading all this about the cost of pumpers and backhoes etc... i have determined i need to move.... when i had the hole for my tower base dug which took the guy less than 20 mins it was
Ok All i am getting prepared to start on my grounding system, i am going to tie the tower grounds/radials (150ft away) to the shack ground to the main service grounds... i am going to drive new 8' ro
I got mine from Texas Towers.... there maybe a better source now since that was several years ago.. Dan N8DCJ http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk __________________________________
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"The federal government in its infinite wisdom interceded years ago on behalf of a small minority of radio operators when they might have been relevant to some national emergency and defense. i wonde
Jim Lux Wrote: "My point is that the average voter has a hard time reconciling making special exceptions so that amateurs can provide a service that they think government can and should provide." one
does anyone know if the bolt holes in the rotor plate on the tx-472 line up with the bolt pattern on a tx-472 thanks Dan N8DCJ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Check out the new Yaho
Rob also make sure and check with you local electrical supply house... here in central ohio the local electrical people will do almost anything to beat Lowes and Home Depot... good luck _____________
Warren you might look ito an Inverted L arrangement... many many people have pretty good luck with them... i have one that is 72 ft vert and about 60ft mostly horizontal with just one radial and i se
this can be a very serious problem... you really need to talk to your insurance agent regarding frivoulous claims agianst your homeowners insurance. it was explained to me that in states where there
Sorry for the off topic post , but , i am sure someone here has this knowledge... anyway i want to stream the audio from my FT1000MP to the internet. anyone know how i can do this ?? please take this
I second Jim's advice on getting a Router/Firewall especially if you have a broadband connection.... to give you an idea i just looked at the logs on my firewall there were 180 dropped packets from 9