Sheesh! For a while there I thought the Rohm thread was going to turn into a code-no code bashing. Reminded my why I never go to QRZ.COM any more. Anyway, more to the point. Did some checking on xxto
I'm perplexed. And for those who know me, just shut up. Am in the planning stages of installing a "really big tower". At least it's larger than anything else I've put up. The question is, how do you
Thanks to all who replied to my query. Have been down with the flu so haven't been able, make that read felt like, responding. Since almost all the replies were also posted to the reflector, I won't
Noel, You didn't mention what part of the country you are in, so I don't know if the following will be relevant to you. But it's obvious from the many responses you've received that requirements vary
You mentioned you had a "smallish" yard, so you might want to go back to step one. Using tissue paper or a piece of clear plastic, sketch in the tower, guy wires and guy anchor points. Then overlay t
I personally had no problem with the e-mail in question, I get these types of notes from my friends all the time. But I guarantee you that if my born again, very devout Southern Baptist father-in-law
All The following is from their web site listing reasons why you would need to install cathodic protection for your guy anchors: "Tower anchors are subject to stray current generated from sources suc
Evening/morning all, My wife and I are celebrating tonight. We've just inked the contract to buy a house in the Portland, OR area. Goodbye city life, back to God's country, and adios to years of livi
Evening All, I'm beginning to get the idea that some, read that all, think this is a most stupid idea. But let me answer some of the other suggestions before asking some more questions. The idea of a
Morning all, Would appreciate your opinions on the "optimal" vertical spacing when stacking two 10-20M tribanders on a tower. Obviously there needs to be some tradeoffs. I've read everything I could
Kelly, Wonder not. The answer is with great difficulty. I was a construction manager in another life, and, during a major corporate cost-cutting move, head office engineering came out with this sprea
You hit the nail on the head Jim. Regardless of whether OSHA, or any other agency, requires certain safety measures, you and your contractor have an obligation to protect the lives of the workers on