Dick, I have not seen a reply to your post yet. You really want a person per guy to go up to 70'. I have done it with just one other person and it can really get hairy. Now mind you I have put these
This has been mentioned here before, but not in quite a while. AB Chance markets a rather varied line of earth anchors and provides substantial documentation on their web site. Holding strength per s
I don't see how the length of use factors into the equation. Either you want the non-interfering performance of the philly or you don't. The cost is $0.89/ft today plus $8.50 per grip. The cost is be
lying the control voltage to more then one relay at a time leaving all the others grounded. I have never used the relay in this configuration so can 't vouch for its effectiveness. This is probably
Folks, I already have my top guys of phillystran. On top is currently an A3S with 40m add on at 92'. I am planning on replacing that with a TH6 at 90' and a Hygain 402BA 10' above it. I can probably
There may be other reasons not to use a pier pin, but thirty feet of Rohn 25 is a piece of cake to walk up. I had the permanent guys attached to the first 30' of tower, walked the sections up, attach
You guys should try the product "Electraglide" rather than the varnish. It is a non-toxic, UV safe coating designed especially for aluminum. It increases the radiating efficiency by decreasing the su
You can just use twice the length needed to do the pull and then you can't forget...the rope never leaves the conduit. Attach the cable to be pulled to a loop in the middle of the pull rope. -- 73 e
Yep. Works for me. I used the holes in the bottom version. -- 73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron rossi(kk1l@arrl.net) <>< QTH: Jericho, Vermont My page: http://www.qsl.net/kk1l
The first page is more information than you would want to know. The followig three are some important points from the whole book. I used 8" anchors and bought them from Graybar (check the yellow page
Folks, I was wondering if anyone out there had done up an NEC model for a hygain 402BA. I would hack a model up if I had the antenna to measure (or the even the manual), but I don't yet have either i
Did you ever throw a stone into a pond just to see the ripple? It's a big pond in this case. -- 73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron (kk1l@arrl.net) <>< QTH: Jericho, Vermont My page: http://www.qsl.net/kk1
The PSF refers to Pounds per Square Foot. 20psf is the pressure exerted by a 70MPH wind. 30psf is just under the pressure exerted by a 90MPH wind (32.4psf). -- 73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron (kk1l@arr
The point is not that anyone is surprised to see e-mail comments made public so much as the consideration of the person who made them much more public than intended. I find it simple and courteous t
You could just put a "fork" in the radial splitting it into two at that point by adding a second wire as well. -- 73 es God Bless de KK1L...ron (kk1l@arrl.net) <>< QTH: Jericho, Vermont My page: htt
Yup...wire. Cut yourself 5"-8" lengths of 14ga house wire (or 12ga if that is what you have). Use them in place of wire ties. They twist on pretty easy and last 'forever'. Put the twist on the insid
Here is a comparison I made last year with new prices from various reputable sources. I plan on taking the EHS and big grip route since the installation is in the woods (worried about abrasion). Eve
If you keep it a few inches from conductors (in general) it should work pretty well. I would give the wire a twist (spriral) about 1 complete turn per foot or so. This will tend to even out the capa
What about water infiltration? Any problems? How do you seal against it? -- 73 de KK1L...ron (rrossi@btv.ibm.com) <>< QTH: St. Albans, Vermont My page: http://www.together.net/~larossi/kk1l.html My
Here is something from back 09JUL97 on the reflector from Pete Soper and my additions/comments... I'm homebrewing a means of keeping kids safe from my just completed foldover and would like to bounce