I would think the opposite would be true, you could use fairly thin gauge wire if it were and AC Motor. Mike Hi Jim, You could probably use any rotator with DC motor. I use a Prosistel PST2051 with a
There is no reduction in overall height, it is easy to measure when the tower is in its fully extended position. By using the measurements between the V braces as gauge 22.5" for the lower section an
They use a square nut because of the way the nut is held place with vertical channel in the casting, so that one does not have to use a wrench to hold the nut. A hex not would not work with this type
Yes, email me off the group with what you would like to know. 73, de Mike K6BR K6br@arrl.net --Original Message-- Does any have a Tri-Ex tower (LM-470) with a motor control box that can answer some q
I would not have worried about digging the hole and filling it full of concrete, any water in the hole would have been forced out and all would be good. Concrete does not care about water, concrete p
http://www.tashtowers.com/pricelist.html I would use the Mast Material described in the price list above, I could never find it locally. I decided to use this stuff so that I could sleep at night. Yo
The Steppir tends to slip on anything slightly smaller than a 2" mast, if you go this route use DX Engineering clamps, actually I would use them anyway. Mike, K6BR --Original Message-- installations
This is what I said in an earlier post, the concrete could have been poured in the usual way, in fact because of the high water table and the amount of water it would have slowed the curing process a
Commscope has been around for years, when I worked for At&t Broadband/Comcast Cable they were the preferred vender for the coax, mainly because they were a few cents cheaper than Times. Of course thi
Wire Rope Lubricant is sold by our illustrious TT group owner K7LXC, see http://www.championradio.com/ Mike, K6BR --Original Message-- A good article on wire rope lubrication http://www.machinerylubr
A good example of a Thrust bearing is in the drive system of an automobile, where a bearing is thrust against the clutch plate to disengage the engine from the gearbox, this is a thrust bearing. The
Dave, Very well written. I have never had a problem getting parts from Tashjian. It of course depends on if they still manufacture the Tri-ex tower that you are looking for parts for, if they do, the
Of course then there has to be another 50 emails with every bodies opinion on the subject to the group. If you agree/disagree, then email Steve direct if you feel the need, let's get back to Towers a
Yup, it's like watching Dumb and Dumber video's, the blond really lends credibility to the whole thing..Not. Mike We need to ban this topic on this reflector. As others have observed, it is nothing b
Because you just posted and continued it, funny how people think their posts do not contribute to the nonsense. WHY is this thread continuing ? -- Randy Lake N1KWF 73 Gunn Rd. Keene,NH ______________
Do yourself a favor when you tilt the 470 over or lift it up with a mast and antennas on it, attached a couple of hundred pounds of weight on the base end to counter balance, you will find the whole
No problems for the tilt over fixture, it will easily handle the extra 150 - 200 pounds, make sure you grease the pivot bolts on the fixture. I don't know if you are using the original winch mounting
I would go the Crank up route, unless you are happy to climb towers or don't care about finding and paying for a professional to climb them. I figured that the older I get the less likely I would wan
No, I think for this kind of small application that regular Dynamite from your local Ace hardware would work, raw Nitro is a tad unstable;-) C4 is too difficult to get. I would like to be there when
Pretty much the way that Ameritron/MFJ do their pricing. Mike --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of jimlux Sent: Saturday,