Use Phlistran. Then you wont need to use ANY Johnnyballs. Less expensive, looks better, works better. 73 Jim W7RY 10 sticks of Rohn 55G. foot level and 45 foot level. insulator. There will be a tri-b
Does anyone have this article that can e-mail it? I'm planning on building a balanced-balanced remote tune antenna tuner too. Thanks! Jim W7RY an your tapped To: <towertalk@contesting.com> box open a
A plastic vertical ? Hmmmm... What were you going to use for a radiator ? Put a piece of wire inside of it? The "weld" of PVC conduit is stronger than the pipe itself. It makes the 2 pieces of plasti
Simply rent a U-Haul truck. Hire a tow truck to do the lifting. Or find enough folks to help you. 73 Jim W7RY Yacolt WA in I Weather Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any
If the manufactures recommendations were followed in the first place, this would not have happened. And no, this wont happen to me, I followed the manufactures recommendations. I see when the repair
Do you know how much more load the 1/4" adds over using what the manufacture recommends (3/16" EHS) ? If you did the calculation you would be surprised. My guess is at least 800-1000 Lbs more load on
Wanted to say thanks to Paul Nyland for his great service in DELIVERING me Rohn tower sections, hardware and a 21.5 foot mast! Thanks and If you need tower or accessories, give them a try! www.custom
Or running WAY TO MUCH POWER... My friend Del, W7DJM and I came up with several WAY TO MUCH POWER isms.... I.E...... If you need grease zerks on your electric meter, your probably running WAY TO MUC
Andrew sells them. They are also available from Tessco: www.tessco.com Most likely they both have a minimum order. It's also worth trying a bearing/hose fitting wholesaler. Anyone that also carries g
Even better is a 440 MHz radio with AM... The IC 706MKIIg would be great for this! Even some of the newer hand helds are capable of AM on UHF. As the noise gets stronger, you can increase the frequen
The FCC can also be notified.... Power companies have an OBLIGATION to not produce noise and interfere with other communications. Also copy the ARRL and the power company with your letter. Hopefully
They do make such an item.. They fit into a standard "roto hammer". A roto-hammer is AC operated. Not air operated. I've used them times to drive ground rods.. They work great! 73 Jim W7RY
They are available at most commercial/ industrial electrical supply houses. Like: Graybar Platt Electric I think you have Platt in California ? There are different kinds depending on what type of "ch
Better look (and read) again... He simply needs a ground rod driver adapter for his hammer drill..... Not a chuck for a hammer drill. 73 Jim W7RY and .. mounting glue"
That's the ticket! I think there are cheaper ones out there... Keep looking! 73 Jim W7RY http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00004RHFC/ref%3Dnosim/shophub2-20/10
After years of blowing in the wind, the solder connections break on the elements inside of the fiberglass. If your using them for a repeater (which is most amateur service) and the solder becomes loo
Greetings.... I am in need of 5ea 10" sections of Rohn 45 tower. They would need to be located in the Pacific Northwest. If you have such an item.. Please let me know. Thanks and 73 Jim W7RY Near Van