Anybody know the boom diameter of a Force 12 EF-240/230 (2-el 40m with 2-el 30m) ? Can't find it in the catalog and Force 12 is not answering the phone. Larry Burke Brazoria County Texas ____________
talking to; it would be different if it was open to the public. That's the way I read the regs on notification of FAA on towers, too. Could one of the pilots on the reflector answer a few related que
Jim.... One place I found adapters was L-com.com. Bought them just a few weeks ago online: Item/Description Qty Price Subtotal Availability -- -- BA160 10 $2.77 $27.70 In Stock Coaxial Adapter, UHF M
This thread is destined for the TowerTalk Hall of Fame -- along with True North and Plastic Owls. Larry Burke WI5A _______________________________________________ ____________________________________
Hi, Richard. If you're talking about a rotor plate for inside the tower, K0XG Systems sells them for 65G: http://www.k0xg.com/products/product15.html -Larry Wi5A I am thinking about using some Rohn 6
After changing QTH's I have a crankup tower that is surplus to my needs. It's a US Tower TX-455 (55 ft), complete with base plate and TRX-80 raising fixture. There's a TB-2 thrust bearing on top as w
I have a set of three new Rohn GAR-30 guy anchor rods for concrete which are surplus to my needs (I changed my tower design after I ordered and received these some time ago). Add your own three- or f
Looking for 150 ft of 5/16" EHS and 150 ft of 1/4" EHS. True EHS, not the stuff that might be holding some wooden power poles up -- which may or may not be EHS. Texas Towers says they are out for at
Hi, Bob.... I just poured 8 yards at $79/yd plus a $15 "fuel surcharge". I am south of Houston. So for CONCRETE ALONE, this estimate is not too far off for this part of the country. HOWEVER, your not
Need about 375 ft. of unused LDF5-50A Heliax and connectors. Anyone out there have any they want to part with for a reasonable price? I am in the Houston area. Please respond off-reflector. Larry Bur
Does the Cablematic UT-8000 cable prep tool work on LMR400 cable? It's billed as working on RG-8/U and 213/U, but no mention of anything else. If not, is there a similar tool out there for LMR400 tha
I ordered replacement element tips for a current production Force 12 Yagi. They appear to be the same size as the old ones, but they do not go into the mating part of the element without pounding. Si
I should have been more specific.. The new tube never even makes it to the rivet holes. It doesn't go in at all. Not even 1/16". Larry K5RK _______________________________________________ ___________
Are the hardware store bolts ASTM A36 steel or better? 73, Larry K5RK I have moved my 71 foot crank up 4 times since purchase. I use 1" galvanized bolts (threaded) from most big hardware stores. I no
In the process of doing some recent tower work I learned something about carabiners that I didn't know before. This may be common knowledge to many here, but worth passing along nonetheless. I recent
I'm not aware of any self-locking. Only locking and non-locking. The locking require the user to screw the locking sleeve mechanism into the mating threads. Depending on the use, the non-locking are
I've recently completed erection of 110 ft of Rohn 55G on a rotating tower base. Total height is about 114 ft when the height of the base rotor section is included. There are three guy rings with Phi
Just getting around to hooking up my Green Heron RT-21 rotor controller to the computer. It seems to work OK using the serial port, but I cannot get the controller and the computer to talk to one ano
Hi, Roger. The RT-21 can work either on serial or USB port. I think the original Rt-20 is serial-only. Bob, I intend to call Jeff Monday if I can't come up with an answer here. Was kinda hoping to be
Hi, John. Yep, tried that, too. No joy. Today I am going to try a different computer just for grins. - Larry This might be pretty silly answer, but here goes. Have you tried unplugging the usb cable,