I somehow missed the first posts on this subject. But I am curious if any of the suggestions take into consideration the weight of the antennas. I am looking to install two yagis with a combined weig
GeneYou make a very good point, and I also forgot the most important element, the weight of the mast itself. Duh!!! It will weigh more than the antennas combined! Thanks again. Regards, Bob KG7KW --
I've noted the UST footing design for most/all their towers, and they specify a rebar cage with the vertical pieces set approximately 3" above the bottom of the footing. This is obviously a clumsy un
Many thanks to all who replied to my query. They all make very good sense and I'll take them to heart when I get the hole dug. That is to say I followed and agree with most of the suggestions, A-l-l
Has anyone bothered to compare the costs of printing QSLs, with or without data labels, on a home PC using photo paper. It would seem to be prohibitively expensive. Or, are the majority of you gettin
In a former life, I had to appear before planning/zoning boards to requests variances for gasoline service stations. Being an employee of a major oil company, I had two strikes against me when I went
MarkIf it were me, I'd spend a few hundred dollars to get a soil core sample taken. A good "dirt man" can tell you immediately if the soil is conducive to installing the tower there. Brings a lot of
Hi All Am new to this forum, so please excuse my ignorance on posting messages. I sent the following query to the Antenna forum last week but never received a reply. Maybe it didn't get through, or m
Yuri, Don and Tom Many thanks for the feedback on guying the boom. Much appreciated. And Tom, this move late in life will be a snap compared to the other 14 moves we've had over the past 30 years. I
RichHave you considered a moving company vs. a freight company? They would pick it up when they have less than a full load for delivery to NV. May require some patience and/or short lead time for pic
PeteI think you would be much better off to shelve the 80 meter dipole in favor of wire antennas or verticals that can give you some gain and not take up precious tower space. You've certainly got th
BillA also would not use a carabineer to secure myself to the tower. The wrong move and a carabineer can be opened and released. I think you would be better off with a locking snap shackle available
Sorry for the elementary question, but my knowledge of civil engineering went right out of my brain the day I left my last class approximately two life times ago. If you have a tower rated to hold 30
JimYou're disgusting. And you weren't even close with your WHAG of 17sf. See Bud's calculations prepared like a true engineer, and you'll realize that the correct answer of 18sf puts you way off the
Those people aren't real engineers. Not one has a pocket protector or a slide rule. And no crew cuts either. :) Bg. _________________________________________________________ Hey, Bob, wanna go for a
DaleDitto on my comments too. Actually, I thought of the pocket protectors etc after recently watching a great special on the History Channel called "Failure is Not an Option". It chronicled mission
Please excuse what, for most, is probably an elementary question. But I feel like Rip van Winkle, coming back into the hobby at such a late date. I have a question that I cannot figure out the soluti
Many thanks to all who responded, both direct and through this reflector. I've got some good insights on what needs to be done. For those of you who replied with ideas on how to climb the mast, I can
Received this over a non-ham related reflector, but it certainly gives credence to the theory that all lists are the same :) Regards, Bob KG7KW How many list members does it take to change a light bu