Patrick: In the mid-1960s they developed the master plan for 35,000+ acres of land for between Dallas and Fort Worth for D-FW International Airport when there was nothing but farmland and weeds out t
I recently bought a handful of the silver ones from Texas Towers in Plano TX when I was there and from HRO's Burbank CA store when my XYL and I were in LA on a short vacation. Both places seemed to h
You might want to write the collection agency a "cease and desist" letter (see sample below) no matter if you pay the shipping agency or not, otherwise after a few weeks the collection agency will st
Fellow amateurs: Back in the mid 1990s when the VK0IR Dxpedition was happening I did the t-shirts for them and sold them as a fund raiser for the DXpedition. ON4UN ordered a couple dozen of them for
Anthony: I used to have a Mosley Classic 33WARC beam, but sold it and bought a Tennadyne T10 log periodic. No comparison and I've never regretted getting the log periodic. I'm hearing things with the
I wouldn't use anything but Phillystran. In addition to the strength, I think it looks a whole lot better than guy cables and big insulators. My own opinion though. 73 de Tom, WW5L __________________
When I bought my W51 crankup from Triex in 1993 they were sending the Fulton 1550 winch with it. The first one's brake pads deteriorated after a couple years and for other reasons I ended up buy anot
Dave: I've had one up for maybe two years and love it. Worked the VU4 with it and several other rare ones. Mine T-10 is nearly flat SWR on all bands. I had a Mosley Classic 33 WARC that I replaced wi
Ooops, I forgot to mention the broken element is in the ATBK-100 base kit. Tom, WW5L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing
Bill: You might use the small Phillystran 12001 3/16" which is made for booms, etc. I used it as the center element support and element alignment on a Mosley Classic 33 WARC with the 40m kit for more
The following story was in the business section of Monday's Fort Worth TX Star-Telegram: Reprinted here strictly for research purposes. http://www.star-telegram.com/100/story/93650.html Monday, May 7
Bill: Mosley I believe sells a single element kit that works on 12 and 17 you bolt onto the boom behind the regular driven element and connect the two. I once had a Mosley Classic 33 WARC antenna and
The Fulton 2550 is a much better replacement. May cost slightly more, but has a better gear ratio and is easier to crank up the tower sections. Tom, WW5L _____________________________________________
Ron: The log periodic in the photo is very similar to the one at the Denton TX (30 mi north of Dallas/Fort Worth)regional FEMA installation. Only difference is the elements on each leg of the V-shape
I've got a TriEX W51 crank up and its just much easier to rent a scissors lift for the weekend (rent it on Saturday AM and you get it usually all day Sunday too for the 1 day price) and do all the wo
Back in the late 1980s my XYL Cheryl (WY5H) and I looked at a house on an acre of land that had 3 towers on i, 1-60 and 2-40 ft ones. It turned out the owner wouldn't negotiate on the price at all, s
Clay: Have you tried Texas Towers? Gerald usually has most of thew Rohn accessories in stock. Tom, WW5L _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
A word about using Rohn's flat plate mounts. Several years ago I helped the XYL of an SK dispose of her OM's ham equipment. One of the last things sold was his 60 feet of Rohn 25 tower. It was attach
Carl: This one was in horrible shape. I'm surprised it last as long as it did. The ham's QTH was next to a creek and his home flooded several times, so I'm sure that didn't help things. The steel and