Champion Radio has a full line of excellent climbing equipment at reasonable prices. He should pop in with an answer. If not, go to championradio.com Gerry, W6TER ____________________________________
Isn't there a little yellow book entittled, "Oil for Dummies?" Gerry ________________________________________________________________________ Where do you get ICE bandpass filters & beverage matching
Weld it! Gerry, W6TER List Sponsored by AN Wireless: AN Wireless handles Rohn tower systems, Trylon Titan towers, coax, hardline and more. Also check out our self supporting towers up to 96 feet for
I spoke with Panduit about feedline/tower applications. They have a product (PLT series) that has a 7-10 year life and "good" UV protection. The 9.8 inch version (PLT3S-M0) is $0.13/each, in 1,000 qt
Full size 3-element 40-meter yagi. This is a DX Engineering beam, NEVER constructed, NEVER been in the air. The model number is 40DX-3. It is NEW. The boom is 42 feet. The longest element is 72.8 fee
I note the Polyphaser bulk head protectors have a list price of $65. Is there a cheaper way? Gerry, W6TER List Sponsor: ChampionRadio.com - Trylon self-supporting towers, safety equipment, rigging ge
I visited N7ML's QTH (Bozeman, MT) whereas he had six Force 12 C3's stacked on a rotating 200' tower. He found he needed spacers, non-conducting, between the driven elements tips to keep them from hi
I too had an engineer design elevated guy anchors. The alternative to an I-beam, I used, is structural steel tubing. Mine is 5 inch square, 3/8 wall by 10 feet resulting in 5 feet above grade. Rememb
Actually, I don't know the bending moment. The PE, having reviewed the Rohn documentation and listening to my desires, specified steel tubing. It is commononly used in buildings. It is very heavy. F
I am wondering about other ideas for house entry of hardline (1/2"), rotor cables and control lines. Here are my present thoughts. I need to come through a wall at grade level. I am thinking about an
This is a new franchised nation-wide business called Metal Supermarket. The one here (Albuquerque) is very responsive and I have made a good relationship with them. You might look in your yellow page
Scotch 33 is available in many colors, red, yellow, blue, etc. Find a good supplier. Gerry, W6TER -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administ
Nott, Ltd. in Farmington NM is a Rohn dealer. They stock. the telephone is 505-327-5646. Gerry, W6TER -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Admi
David, Be sure and look at the tower sections you receive, Rohn is having quality control problems. Of 26 sections I received, many were faulty. The dealer, in turn, found that over 50% of his invent
Several things: The holes on the large end of the tubes were incorrect. In one case, 90 degrees off. The welded sleeve, making the large end of the tube, was, in several cases, welded on crooked. A f
After observing the terrible quality of the Rohn 45 sections I received, I ask my handyman/carpenter to build a jig to check the alignment of the sections and the alignment of the holes. He built a j
Mike, The problem is current! Gerry, W6TER -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests: towertalk-REQUEST@contesting.com P
Tom took the liberty of adding towers and increasing the size. I can't change the tower(s) configuration, permit constrains to the listed configuration. So let me ask the group, what would you do? I