It is my understanding that -- at least in many cases -- the "no antennas" clauses in CC&Rs and HOA rules were put there to satisfy the cable companies, which said, "If you outlaw antennas, we'll cab
I used to have SatPC32 in Yaesu mode controlling my Flex5K+VU5K and my AlfaSpid rotator (in Yaesu mode) via DDUtil until some time ago when Yaesu mode was dropped from the acceptable inputs of DDUtil
You are right, Martin: the 32-bit version does work on 64-bit Windows 7, and a splitter port does what I need. What am I losing by not using the 64-bit version? (Eterlogic is not losing because I am
I just retracted my US Tower HDX-555 in preparation for some heavy weather, and as it came down I sprayed PreLube against the cable as it wrapped around the drum -- several "runs" of cable side by si
My US Tower HDX-555 -- about six years old -- has this same Hub City gear box. What is US Tower using now? The Hub City docs. included with my documentation package from UST specify SAE 90 or SAE 150
Somewhere in the dim and distant past I recall coming across nuts with a similar shape to Nylock nuts, but instead of a nylon insert they had that top section split and formed in such a way that it g
My impression is that the 21.06sf is the wind loading of the tower itself. 73 Alan NV8A _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk maili
I've had a Yahoo! email address (along with others) for years, and, as far as I know, my account has never been hijacked or spoofed. I *think* this is because (a) I do not read my messages using the
You have to buy it. They are about $100.00 You may be able to find an older used one on Amazon.com There are a variety of ones as pdf on the web, as the NEC in various versions has been adopted as t
How many conductors do you need? for my AlfaSpid (two power conductors, two control conductors) I used low-voltage-lighting cable, which I am almost certain was labeled as being direct-buriable, alth
Got a lot in place or will shortly finish. Tower is mounted, grounding in place, A/C power. It's getting real. Now it is time to consider a homely little problem I have given no significant thought t
One of the next steps, though, is to design something that sits at the "base" to receive the coax as it coils up. The design of the tower that I have (unlike the former one at W0IBM that I generally
On 12/31/12 01:48 am, Larry Loen wrote: One thing that US Towers "leaves to you, the consumer" is designing some sort of gadget to receive the tower's weight when it tilts over. I don't think there i
I had a lot of difficulty getting started on tilting over my tower. Before I installed the tower, I checked out the base and the contractor did an excellent job. The thing was stone cold level. I ha
I can't imagine using LMR-400 at 2.3GHz: even at 70cm the loss is higher than I'd be prepared to tolerate except for very short runs. 73 Alan NV8A Have used LMR-400 up thru 2.3Ghz with no problems at
I am in the process of erecting an HDX-555. I have the hole dug and most of the rebar cage built. My question is about the best method of grounding. Should I place a copper cable at the bottom of th
Sent from my iPhone I had many crank up towers over a span of 25 years and never lubed a single cable, nor had a cable snap or fail. Well, you don't get a ticket everytime you speed either. True but
I asked the question because nobody (AFAIK) has ever managed to get any instructions from UST for performing what UST calls an essential maintenance task. 73 Alan NV8A NJ0F Sent from my iPhone On Jun
I got my HDX-555 installed on Friday and the installers placed the base bolts in the third hole up from the bottom rather than the bottom holes as recommended by US Towers. My question is if it is s
Everything is electrically and mechanically fine except the winch. It has no click to resist the tower coming down. It appears the brake is not being engaged. Either that or the youngster I had helpi