Assuming you've tried the manufacturer with no luck, get a length of all-thread and bend your own. The big-box home centers stock it. Drilling the holes to 1/4" shouldn't be a problem. 73, Mike NF4L
Nelson - I had asked Heights for a quote a few months ago on a tower package. They took, IIRC, about a month to answer. I'd give 'em a phone call. All the contact info is at http://heightstowers.com/
Thanks to Rob K6DQ on the tower and helping with ground repair and Steve AB4UF on the ground, my 4 element SteppIR is working again. The problem was the tape had come off the reel on the 30/40 driven
I've had 80 feet of Rohn 25 up for 19 years with no torque bars. The remnants of Hurricane Alma tore up a Mosely tri-bander. A 4L SteppIR has been on it for 6 years, the last two with the 30/40 tromb
Steve, You didn't say how you're going to hang it. That's going to be a factor. I use solid wire, and prestretch it. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ ____________________
I would point the boom into the wind. Breaking the fiberglass tubes is going to be less expensive than replacing a boom. Of course the tape is homed. But as has already been pointed out, the wind isn
Knowing a lot of people on the right coast and having spent a lot of time there, I'll predict they'll do the same thing they did last time and that's to ignore it "cause hurricanes never hit here" wi
Put the U shaped end around the tower leg, or over the pin of an attachment fixture, or through the eye of the ground anchor or turnbuckle and wind the two legs in a spiral pattern onto the end of th
Auto parts stores (trailer wiring). They're a tad more weather proof than a molex pair. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ T
The above ground "cap" could still be square. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting
Take a look around, and see what the local telco and electric company use. In NE Fla, I've always used the same screw anchors the telco uses. 73, Mike NF4L ___________________________________________
QSL cards in the hole is a red herring, promulgated by the Big Guns to steer the DX away from you. You're supposed to toss in a straight key. Electrons travel better in metal than card stock. 73, Mik
Since climbers have become a rarity here, I just turn the lot a tad every other year. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tow
I've used kits from this company for Hy-Gain and Yaesu control boxes. http://www.idiompress.com/rotor-ez.html 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ ___________________________
There was a gadget called "Slip-Not" (sp?) that looked interesting, but now I can't find a link.... anybody remember it? 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ ________________
Jim - Any chance the rotor or the mast mount have gotten off center? If it were an aluminum mast, maybe galling? Just a dot in the shark.... 73, Mike NF4L ____________________________________________
Interesting scheme for a foldover. http://heightstowers.com/fold_over_kits.htm 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk
I'd put strips of Scotch 33 across til they're covered, then a wrap of tape around the boom, over the cross-strips ends. 73, Mike NF4L _______________________________________________ ________________
Hire the crane, even if you put up one section at a time. You can get done in 3-4 hours what would otherwise take 2 days. Check out this rotor controller. http://www.mds-ham.com/ 73, Mike NF4L ______