Tom, I designed my own winch just for doing tower work. It?s a cable on drum design, not capstan. My principal safety concern was the operator feedback that an integrated motorized design lacks. When
Ahhh . . . . . The difference between WD40 and WD40 Classic! 73, Mike, WA4BPJ --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill C
Mark, Last weekend I did a rotor swap for a friend, changing out a damaged Yaesu G2800 for a Prosistel Big Boy PST-61. I faced the same problem with close to 300 pounds of mast and antenna that neede
Paul, Here's a technique I use: http://wa4bpj.com/Ham_Radio/misc/con_in_pipe.jpg There's a Cinch connector pair pushed up in the pipe. Keeps it dry and since it's not bound under layers of tape and s
There are some non-trivial fields near the wires. Check out: http://www.wa4bpj.com/Misc/shocking_gaurdrail.htm 73, Mike, WA4BPJ www.wa4bpj.com _______________________________________________ ________
Don, What causes the error for one not living exactly on the time zone meridian? 73, Mike, WA4BPJ www.wa4bpj.com -- -- Here we go again. This method only works for those who live exactly on the time
Don, Thanks for your reply. Where I am in my time zone should not matter provided I use the "local noon" or sun transit time. The Naval Observatory http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/RS_OneDay.html te
Rusty, My gin pole is rigged so I can transfer the rope and pulley between the tower and the top of the gin pole. That lets my ground crew use a single rope for all lifting, both tower sections and t