The cost will vary quite a bit with the type of tower you plan to install, antenna compliment, the location, the terrain, etc. For comparison, here are some of my site prep costs for the installation
Hi Jim, There's no limit switch or other form of protection. There's a break in one or more wires. It's not likely that there's a break inside the main control cable unless it somehow got really abus
I agree with Steve's statement on binding. I have a middle thrust bearing and leave it loose during normal operation (i.e., the screws don't touch the mast.) I'm sure if I tightened the screws the ma
I don't know about the inductance, Pete, but my understanding is that soldered connections are not a good idea -- a lightning surge can melt the joints. I think you would need to use a mechanical cla
I thought he might be thinking about using copper pipe instead of straps to connect the tower to the ground system. From what I've read on the subject, those joints should not be soldered. An in-shac
I'm no expert, but I would imagine stuff like that would work. But given the requirement for what is basically welding equipment, I think it would be cheaper and easier to use a mechanical clamp or e
I have a friend who did it. He put a spare piece of mast in the TIC cradle and used a couple of vertical pipes at either end to connect to the TH-7 boom on either side of the central matching network
Sounds great, but my experience has been that with a tiller installed and attached to the haul rope, as you describe, the antenna can't "turtle" or roll over, so the brackets connecting the boom and
We've been through this discussion before, but when I did a similar test to Steve's -- i.e., comparing the Loos readings with a Dillon Dynamometer -- I found that the Loos calibration was not correct
I've been real busy and am just catching up on TT threads. On the subject of tensioning Phillystran, I don't believe anyone mentioned that Phillystran stretches after initial installation. I believe
Phillystran. Generally good advice, and of course you don't want to damage the Phillystran, but in the case of the 4-el SteppIR boom support, I would advise cranking the nuts as tight as you can by h
Not finger-tight, but as tight as you can go with a nut driver. I wouldn't use a ratchet. He didn't have to. As I understand it, Doug assembled the cable end in the normal way with thimble, cable cl
Steve, When you find the article, please let us know the issue date. I'd like to see if the way I did it bears any resemblance to the right way. I developed my own method for calculating anchor place
TowerTalkians -- In followup to my post about computing guy lengths over sloping terrain, below is an exchange with W2RU that clarifies my approach and adds important information. Bud's question is a
I agree with Roger in that the angle of the guys at each tier should be equal -- if possible. In my case, the ground was so steep that it wasn't possible to do this precisely for all three levels wit
True for older models, but newer models have been redesigned so that a bolt failure won't cause the gear to hit the limit switches. I purchased my Orion new in 2008 and that was the case. 73, Dick WC
Hopefully Steve will chime in here, but I just ordered one of his clamps and had some of the same questions. First, the clamp is designed for a 2" mast, and is not adjustable. Second, there's a hole
What are the dimensions of the bolts -- length, diameter and threads per inch? Also what is the depth of the holes? I can measure the bolts and holes on a T2X I have on the ground and let you know ho
Ron, My T2X mounting bolts measure out to what W4BSG says is in the manual: 1-5/8" long (+/-), 5/16" diameter, 18 threads per inch. A 1/2" socket is slightly loose, but that's the correct size. I thi
Last week I installed the K7LXC replacement mast clamp for the M2 Orion rotor and am happy to report that the job went very well. It'll probably be months before I know how well the new clamp perform