Mr. O Hara, I read your post to the current thread about the property in Maine and was offended by your thinly veiled vulgar terminology for residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. I spent a
It could be Rohn 20G or 25G. Major (noticeable) differences: 20G = 7 horizontal cross members per section 25G = 8 horizontal cross members per section 20G = 1/4" crossmember material 25G = 5/16" cros
I know this doesn't apply in this situation, but for those mounting a Yaesu GS-065 on a Rohn top plate, R&L sells an adapter that lets you bolt the Yaesu TB to the Rohn top plate with no drilling. An
Follow the link below to a picture of a grounding point. Weatherproofing ( a topic unto itself ) by the normal methods will keep the moisture out. http://www.w4nja.org/100_0490.jpg Clint - W5CPT Coul
Here is what I plan to do for an 80M vertical. Please feel free to advise what else I might do or to warn me what not to do. I am going to Dallas TX in June for HamCom and while there I plan to visit
Dr MacKenzie, Your website has some interesting facts. For someone who has 210 contacts on 80M using a Gap Titan I don't believe you have an information base large enough to offer the advice that you
It appears that you can. Clint - W5CPT -- Original Message -- From: Martin Staffa To: towertalk@contesting.com Cc: towertalk@contesting.com Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:42 PM Subject: [TowerTalk]
In answer to your last question. R&L sells an adapter to mate a Yaesu Thrust Bearing to a Rohn tower. It is their house brand Jetstream and sells for about $40. The larger of the two Yaesu bearings i
I have decided get a Transmatch (Antenna Tuner) and have narrowed the choice between the Ameritron ATR-20 and the Palstar AT1KP. I don't need a Legal Limit tuner because I do not have a Legal Limit a
test - it is strange - I am getting no reflector mail Clint - W5CPT _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@co
I picked up a coil wound on a ceramic form Saturday at the West Kentucky Junque-Fest. I looked for my formula to figure out what I bought but can't find it. Diameter = 2", length = 3.5 ", 30 turns cl
I guess you could haul your laptop up the tower but that's pretty extreme. -- When Gerald, K5GW built his full size 3L 80M Yagi (an awesome sight to see) he hauled a Kenwood TS-930 (if memory serves
I personally would never use a tower section that had fallen. So my answer is throw it away. The stresses each tower section experienced make them suspect for failure and I would not sleep well think
Look at the SQ-50 on KU4AB.com. Awesome loop, easy to mount and really works. I have one and a modified CC 5L (on 18 foot boom) and the loop gets most of my contacts. I got it because the F/B of the
I don't know about that mod but the one by W5WVO, Bill VanAlstyne is certainly worth it. It lengthens the boom to 18' and re-spaces the elements. Only small changes to the Gamma Match are needed and
Have you asked Rog at Tennadyne? He is very responsive. Contact him @ tennadyne@tennadyne.com Clint - W5CPT - Moderator Yahoo Tennadyne Group - I am posting here out of despiration. I have a new in t
The serving tools we used in the military were a piece of metal about 12" long, 1' wide with a 1/8" hole about 1/2" from the end and a pair of linemen's pliers. And gloves, good thick gloves. Serve 3
Roger et all, The serving did not secure the loop in the EHS. It only provided a smooth transition of the dead end to the main line. Rather than just lay the dead end of the loop on the run, we separ
The only purpose other than looks was to shed ice as it slid down the guy. The serving prevented the ice from peeling the dead end back and loosening or maybe even destroying the loop. and like I sai
At AD5JV's request I scanned my old Rohn Unarco catalog page showing how to Serve a Guy Cable. It is a large (1.6 Mb) Jpeg but if anyone is interested I will send a copy Clint - W5CPT _______________