That's not to say that it's safe to assume anything about the anchor prior to the strike. I'm merely pointing out that, in the "real world", there appears to be at least one case of this happening. I
Phooey on a 12V buss. Just tap off of one leg of the 220VAC buss for the top-o'-tower auto-tune amp(s). I dunno why Canadian Watts come out of the end of the feedline, and American Watts come out of
Meh, last time I skimmed though it, it was *clearly* over MY head, but if anybody wants a free treatise on open-wire feed systems of MORE than two conductors, etc., you can get it here: http://www.lu
i helped erect a dipole at the local Field Day once.. I couldn't help but notice some bumps along the way-- some of the strands had "blobbed over"-- melted due to, presumably, lightning strike(s). Mu
I don't have a drawing where I can find it. There are *two* pieces of #9 (1 1/8") in each corner, with a radius specified for the corners, rather than a simple 90-degree right-angle. I think there ar
To the best of my understanding, for freestanding towers, you HAVE TO have "undisturbed soil" for the pour-- you can not dig a hole and form up for the base and backfill. I'm not saying that's what y
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Problems persist with "us" because of our very nature. Anybody reading this hasn't managed to electrocute himself... We're a deadly mixture of cheapskates and self-proclaimed experts. Almost any of "
On 1/21/2015 9:15 AM, Jim Lux wrote: On 1/21/15 5:29 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote: I have a triangular tower with legs on 14 ft centers, yes, 14 feet, not inches. I built it with three separate concret
I use a small general-purpose automotive scissors-jack on my TX489MDPL. Randy KZ4RV On 2/23/2015 6:35 PM, jdlambrightatty@gmail.com wrote: I have a motorized raising fixture for my US Tower HDX-589MD
Thanks for clearing that up, Jim. FFS. just HOW cold does it get there? In degrees, F? You measure holes down to 1/10,000th of an inch? 73 Randy KZ4RV If u use a weep hole, use the bare min.. like on
I've been waiting/hoping that Jim, VE7RF would chime in on this thread. He's had a lot to say about large telescopic towers in the past. One thing that I haven't seen others mention is that he said h
On 8/12/2015 3:02 PM, Jim Lux wrote: On 8/12/15 9:04 AM, David Robbins wrote: "It appears to me that there are no ways to predict where the lightning will strike. Yes, you know that it will be somewh
I read somewhere that the average person has one testicle and one bosom. Randy KZ4RV Is Mugsy Bogues on that island? Al AB2ZY On an Island populated by pygmies and NBA stars in equal numbers what goo
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