Phillystran, Phillystran, Phillystran!! 73, Jerry W5KP http://www.anwireless.com List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hardline and more. A
Not disparaging the fiberglass here, although I did use Pstran on my tower. But having had some bad experiences with other types of extruded or rod-formed fiberglass, was wondering how the long term
I've seen photos of Steve. He needs no extra padding. :-) 73, Jerry W5KP http://www.anwireless.com List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, ha
Putting up my 45G, I had only one hole that was all dirt. Of the other three, two required going through about 18" of sandstone at the bottom of each, and one, lucky me, was nice hard red sandstone f
With all this talk of 300'+ towers, I seem to remember an FCC-imposed limit of 200' for amateur radio antennas. Don't remember if that's from ground level or above an existing building, or what. I do
In the for what it's worth department, I ran in to problems with #13 Flexweave when using it as replacement wire on a 265' Carolina Windom at 80', which is basically an upside-down top fed vertical w
I have used Wireman's little teeny soft stranded jacketed stuff for portable dipoles, etc. on vacation. It works great, is light, relatively strong and nearly invisible, and easy to pack/roll up. I h
Yup, mine was too, never seen any that was steel inside. Mine was from Radio Works in Virginia. I'd sure like it if the jacket were "harder", but I guess then it wouldn't be as flexible. Sigh. 73, Je
Please include a dictionary with it, Jim. He needs that too. :-) 73, Jerry W5KP http://www.anwireless.com List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, c
If one wants to relieve the vertical weight, back-to-back galvanized U-bolt saddles fastened with a couple of grade 5 bolts is a much easier (and maybe much safer) solution, and doesn't weaken the ma
They must have run out of HT's to have shootouts with. Hell of a thing when they're down to having to talk about towers and HF and all that boring old hammy-sounding stuff. I danged near choked when
Bill, there are leather belts and then there are LEATHER belts. :-) Our pole climbing belts at Ma Bell are Buckingham leather lineman's belts, and they do have a wide leather "pad" which goes from on
Would you gentlemen please advise how long will this junior high level peeing contest will go on, so I know when to start reading this reflector again? 73, Jerry W5KP ... level? pages tables, AN Wire
HOW it's done makes a huge difference. A rigger who knows what he is doing can use a sling cable attached to two points on the tower, with a riding sheave on it as a pulling attachment point, thereby
Another chapter in the continuing saga of why crankups scare me. I realize this method works in a practical sense, but I fear it's a maiming waiting to happen. Please be careful. 73, Jerry W5KP it ti
Jumping right to the chase and skipping over all the environmentally friendly methods, Birchwood Casey Gun Scrubber. 12 oz can, loca gun shop, about $8. Use outside only. 73, Jerry W5KP new can messy
Take a look at the Carolina Windom from Radio Works in Virginia. I use one (a 160) and it basically works as an upside down vertical with a radiating coax feeder, and needs no radials (the horizontal
After reading the review in QST, I bought and have been using the Rockwell-Collins PropMan 2000 program, and I like it a lot. Seems to be accurate, and has been a great timesaver for me. At $99, thou
George, I wish you luck in finding somebody to provide tower constructions plans. However, it is unlikely that anyone will, because not a lawyer in the world would think that providing them is a good
I recently installed all new RG-213 (the flexible type) at my station. Same problem, with a different twist (pun). This stuff has a tad thicker jacket, although it's softer, than most others. So when