The problem is half of us are talking about your tower in the back yard. The others are thinking commercially for a living like the video that caused this to begin with. Two words. Gravity works. Per
Exactly! Its' NOT worth your life. We can all disagree. But don't die over it. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Blake
conversation about the side loading of pelican hooks and new standards with a ham. Or the benefits of a webbing wrap for a tie off, as opposed >to a metal hook. Or how a bad clip can cause a torquin
It's called 100% TIE OFF! The tower owner didn't tell them to "free climb". You are right on one thing. They could have walked away from the job if they didn't want to go up the 100% tie off way. --O
Sounds like the traps are in the wrong spot and the only way to tell the difference is with a grid dip.... Been there, done that.... 73 Dave n4zkf Measured where? At the feed point? At the end of XXf
Not so much they are bad. Just in the wrong spot. You can't tell the difference between them by just looking at them. They could be just in the wrong place. You'll need a grid dip to see the differen
Now I knew they were a one horse show but spare me. THEN, they tell me when she GETS back and makes me one, I will have to pay for the shipping again to get it to me. This is when I cancelled, made m
AND I paid with my AMEX so I got every penny back in the end. I let them fight it out with AMEX. You're exactly right.... As far as the balun, I did what I should have done to begin with and made my
A Chevrolet Corvette is in my garage and they are nowhere close to it! I have NEVER, I repeat NEVER bought an MFJ product EVER that I didn't have an issue with. EVER. That's the facts. I blame it on
That's why I said...... --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of k2qmf@juno.com Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 12:02 PM T
Horse Hockey! "The safer a situation seems to be breeds complacency, that's when accidents happen" That's the biggest bunch of BS I have heard in years. I have scrapped more than one person off the g
We have built close to 400 towers this year. We have not used anything on them. Any diesel fuel (even a small amount) would cause issues with our EH&S department on having it on the ground. We have t
We don't even use copper clad anymore on our cell sites we go thru so many on our rings. We just use 10' steel with cad shots. We still get under 5 ohms on the meggar test. 73 Dave n4zkf Happy New Ye
Correct. Dave Probably galvanized not just bare steel? 73 Jim W7RY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@con
There are holes in the PL-259 for a reason. To solder the shield to on the inside of the connector. See the link below. Lots of hear "fast" is the trick. (along with flux) http://www.seed-solutions.c
Exactly. A lot of heat fast! I use a small torch to tin it so it doesn't melt any insulation. I also use only Amphenol connectors also. 73 Dave n4zkf _______________________________________________ _
We are on target to build triple digits this year of new towers (the ugly ones) LOL. Funny no one wants to see them but they sure want that signal everywhere! Dave --Original Message-- From: towertal
It has to have a fence to secure. Federal rules.... Sorry! Come put one on my West property line ... just allow me the top 20' for my yagis and wire antennas ... no fence around it, though. 73 Don N8
I prefer Tuff-Tug.... Try them.. 73 Dave n4zkf --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rroger (K8RI on TowerTalk) Sent: Wedn
Tuff-tug makes one and so does Metrosite. I have used both and they make stainless also but it's naturally more. Around the salt that's all I can use But then I guess that's not an issue for you! Met