Here is my simple soultion.... ALWAYS stay 100% connected. Pretty easy and very cost effective... 73 Jim W7RY http://www.trylon.com/safetyclimb/stratossafetycable.asp - Weather Stations", and lot's m
The book is called "The Grounds for Lightning Protection" I'll look further and see if I can find a source. Or you can check on www.google.com <http://www.google.com/> and do a search for the above.
Here is my simple soultion.... ALWAYS stay 100% connected. Pretty easy and very cost effective... 73 Jim W7RY http://www.trylon.com/safetyclimb/stratossafetycable.asp - Weather Stations", and lot's m
Speaking of Bob.. W7BA, I just had 2 tailtwisters re-built by him. He also added a pigtail and connector option instead of the screw terminals. He was very reasonable! 73 Jim W7RY Thanks for the refe
I have cut several Van Gordon baluns apart. They are tri-filer wound with #14 on a 3/4" PVC pipe form about 2.5 to 3" long. Pretty simple. The worst problem that I have had with many balun manufactur
It's been there for a LONG time... Jim status. Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
I have wound all of mine with RG-142. It works fine. I run RTTY contesting with an amplifier too... Wise choice for a balun. 73 Jim W7RY type balun. I have the toroids, that was the easy part, but co
I have seen "staples" that are used for holding drip type irrigation hose down in your flower beds. Most likely available at Home Depot or Lowes.. Also may be something used to hold shrub bed edging
Hire a sign truck. They are designed to lift light loads qite high! The trucks are smaller and lighter that a crane. The bottom line, less $$$$ 73 Jim W7RY Jim, Since you will only be lifting a few h
If your going to use the cage for a Ufer ground, then it should be welded. If your not, then tied would be fine. The 100,000's of feet of rebar in a bridge is tied. 73 Jim W7RY -- Original Message --
Agreed 100%! Keep tower talk "anything to do with towers or whatever is attached to a tower". 73 Jim W7RY discusses feedback. check Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 w
I don't think much of the High Sierra. Their base design is poor. The brass male/female mating surface is poorly designed. I used mine on the highways of the pacific northwest and had to stop every 2
I respectfully disagree....! I have some Philistran (4000 Lbs) that I purchased from Texas Towers about 10 years ago. The** manufactures recommendations** were to use 4ea 3/8" wire rope clips to secu
The** manufactures recommendations** were to use 4ea 3/8" DO NOT use cable clamps on any Phillystran. The LXC Prime Directive to Whatever... 73 Jim W7RY about 3/8" is phlli to bottom the installation
My guess is that a Cadweld got a little close to someone's coax... Or the propane torch they were using to shrink some heat-shrink got a little out of control... My brother is in the tower constructi
Yup... That's it exactly! The smoke coming out the top of the pole, (chimney) is from all the Heliax burning inside! If it damaged (and most likely did) the galvanizing inside of the monopole, that c
AGREED! Great points. I just purchaced a home in April of last year. I put a statement into the written offer that I made on the home that I did end up buying. The statement was "If there are ANY CC&