What determines the length on turnbuckles 8", 12", 18" ect and if I am using 3/16 EHS cable what to I want for eye size? 73 fer nw es gud DX, QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL Bob AD5VJ http://www.ad5vj.com/
This guying off stuff is getting to be almost if not as much as expensive as the tower was to buy and put up. No small venture to keep this thing in the air is it? Bob AD5VJ _________________________
Does anyone have anything on this Remote Switch? For my new tower a guy gave me a control box for and old remote controlled antenna relay that he once used, but was in his junk box and so he asked me
Hi to all I just got my package of guy wires yesterday and I am only looking for turn buckles now. I am needing to know if anyone knows of a link on the internet that has plenty of detail pictures fo
For my money I made a double bazooka that was tuned for 80 meters. I was very surprised to find out that after I got my TS-2000 about four years ago now, I got allot of complements on 6 meters using
Put up the new tower two weekends ago. Now, I have the guy wire now (3/16 EHS) I bought it for cost of shipping - two lengths that someone had taken off of another tower which they replaced with non-
For raising the three element tribander: Any ideas on homemade gin poles, I can not afford to buy one right now. 73 fer nw es gud DX, QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL Bob AD5VJ http://www.ad5vj.com/ Old Cal
I am really new to tower hardware and have been given some guy wire (13EHS) with shackles already installed along with insulators using 'big grips', looks like a job done by professionals or someone
Based on responses so far, I need to explain further what I am thinking about further: Not sure what I am talking about yet :0) (and it is 3/16 EHS not 13EHS guy wire) Just looking at the pictures in
Does anyone have in excess to their needs a Rohn 25 Tower Guy Bracket and three turnbuckles? Please email me off list. 73 fer nw es gud DX, QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL Bob AD5VJ http://www.ad5vj.com/ O
Does anyone know the name of the type of 8 pin connector that is used on the cable for the CDE Rotor Controller and the Ham IV Rotors? 73 fer nw es gud DX, QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL Bob AD5VJ http://
Somehow didn't post my message before Thanks to one and all for the answers, I couldn't for the life of me remember the name of the connector and was wanting to look for them on ebay Happy 4th to all
OK :0) Thanks guys I was looking on ebay for them and for the life of me could not remember the name of them. Happy 4th to one and all. Bob AD5VJ _______________________________________________ _____
I have a older Ham 4 and older CDE rotor controller. I have the CDE controller with the terminal strips, not the ones with the circuit board. Just did the troubleshooting from the new style manual an
downloading them now What is a *.djvu file, I am familiar with zip files but not the djvu file types Bob AD5VJ _______________________________________________ ________________________________________
Prefer PDF since I can get that on my Palm Pilot. Bob AD5VJ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting
Went to the BAMA site and downloaded the 'Ham II' and the 'Ham M' manuals. Looks like the Ham II controller is the same as the one I have here. Guess they used the same one for the HAM-4 rotors as fo
Has anyone compared in real life RG-8x to the larger diameter coaxes for use on HF only. I know it cant compare above 30 mhz. I am thinking about a 100' run frm the shack to the antenna using RG8x 73
I was told not too long ago when I had a vertical to refurbish, not to use anything but the non metal scrubbers because it leaves little bits of the iron in the aluminum and will cause corrosion. Bob
I am searching the index for the reflector as well as the internet on 'shunt feeding' for my new 30' tower which is soon to have a 10' mast on top of it. For 40 thru 160 meters Would I be wasting all