One way some folks I knew removed ground rods was to use a piece of heavy chain, a car jack (the old fashioned bumper jack, not one of those scissors ones that comes on many cars now, and a good pair
Jim: The Vise Grips make sure the chain doesn't slip too much hi hi. Tom, WW5L _______________________________________________ See: http://www.mscomputer.com for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless W
Fellow Tower Talkians: I recently bought 100 feet of LMR 400 to feed a 2m/400 vertical on top of my tower at 70 feet. Going to have to cut it to feed it through the wall and solder on a new PL259 onc
Fellow tower talkians: Anyone know of a good coax cutter/trimmer? I've looked at the one at Radio Shack, but it just goes up to RG6 and RG 58, and doesn't list RG213 or RG8. I've also tried three dif
Jim: Tnx for the reply. Fry's carries Paladin , but I've been to 3 stores and none of them have the one that cuts RG8/213. Don't know if they just don't stock it or what. Although Fry's seems to be e
Dick: Years ago when my XYL Cheryl (WY5H) and I lived in another town between Dallas and Fort Worth, I wrote the mayor and asked if the city has any heighth limits on hams towers before I put up anyt
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/06/08/BAGAND58RI1.DTL San Francisco Chronicle stroy on open space easement http://www.blacksburg.gov/downloads/conservation_easement.pdf copy of
Steve: When my TriEX (now Tashjian) WT51 crankup arrived I had a half dozen ham friends over and they helped lift it off the truck. The driver did nothing but stand there and complain how long it was
The episode with Carolina, now ABF, was interesteing. It taught me to NEVER sign for anything until I've done a thorough inspection. No matter how impatient the driver is. When Carolina called to del
Mark: When I poured the base for my TriEX W51 crank up 4x4x6 I let it cure for about a month and wet it down lightly several times a day for about two weeks. Tom, WW5L _______________________________
For what its worth: A number of years ago when our now 30 year old university instructor son was about 3, back in the 1970s, he got ahold of a can of WD-40 and sprayed the thing in his mouth. Of cour
Kelly: Be sure you don't put too much strain on any one point on the tower as you are unloading/moving it. In 1993 I ordered A TriEx WT51 and apparently somewhere along the way Carolina Freight used
Tom: In the past I have seen hams use an old fashioned car jack, not the scissors one that comes in a lot of cars now, but the old bumper jacks. They take a short piece of chain with links big enough
Jim: I use marine or a wheel bearing grease for boat trailers since its designed to be in a wet environment occasionally, and have had excellent results with it. Tom, WW5L ___________________________
Posted from the Monday edition of www.dallasnews.xom, see links below and at end of story--Tom, WW5L http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/bus/stories/DN-txu_19bus.ART.State.Edition3.bf6a1c.htm
Harbor Freight carries a 1" rotary hammer that one member of TowerTalk recommended some time back. They often have it on sale for $60-$70. It is also avaiilable in their stores. Can't testify to qual
Bob: I would ask your Realtor for a copy of the abstract of the property you are considering. That will help some, then you may need to get a copy of the entire subdivision plat just to make sure. An
A friend of mine up the road about 2 miles has a KT34XA on an HDBX 56 foir several years with no problems. Tom, WW5L Colleyville TX _______________________________________________ ___________________
Fellow Tower Talkers: I know Alpha Delta has discontinued manufacturing the 4C console antenna switch, but has anyone seen any recently at any ham dealers? Tom, WW5L _________________________________
Also in Texas State Farm and several other companies formed "County Mutual" companies which allows them to charge higher rates for folks deemed a higher risk. Ever since my kids have been listed on a