In my opinion, people are needlessly getting hung up on terminology. A thrust bearing is designed to do exactly what it says ... support forces that are in line with the axis of rotation. If you use
I've been on this list a very long time and I've actually been surprised at how tolerant Steve has been in certain situations. I wonder how long some people would remain on the list if the list itsel
Your foundation is pinned to the bedrock ... his isn't. It seems to me that the opportunity for N2WQ to properly engineer his installation may have come and gone. 73, Dave AB7E ______________________
You have bedrock to help keep your base from settling, and your base is pinned to the bedrock to keep the lateral forces on the tower from tilting the base. He has a layer of gravel over a water tabl
I'm sorry if it looks like I'm picking a scab, but ... If there were concerns about the stability of the soil underneath (sand and water), how does putting a 2 foot layer of soft material (gravel) on
And what does your gut feeling tell you about the fluidity of the soil under the base since you've never seen it? That's what will determine whether his tower tips over or not. It isn't even possible
I bought two of these 3" double pulleys to use as a block and tackle system for raising antennas up my tower. They were pricey, but I didn't find anything of comparable quality for less money after L
I have to agree. I'm not trying to justify whatever poor customer service attitude RescueTech might have displayed, but I'm not sure it's fair to judge their product line based upon a misapplication
When I installed my AN Wireless freestanding tower (heavily hot-dipped galvanized) I wanted to paint it a flat dark color to make it less visually obtrusive to the neighborhood. The manufacturer sugg
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I really, really wish people would stop making generalities like that regarding amps versus antennas. Every situation is different, and many don't even come close to supporting that statement. Here a
If there are significant changes in terrain within those increments of 295 feet it will have a significant effect on the results, at least as far as HFTA is concerned. I've proven that to myself seve
If you carefully stop the video at the right spot ... just before the top guys disappear at the bottom of the picture ... you can see the guy terminations on each leg of the tower. Just because the t
Having just had the induced surge from a lightning strike fry the controller for my PST-61D rotator (blown PC board traces at the connector for the control cable even with surge suppressors across th
Well, I'm glad Steve received some private words of support for his stance, but I'm surprised there weren't more public ones. I for one did NOT think that the original post about the ham who is ill w
I haven't had the need to use one for a long time, but at least here in Arizona it used to be possible to rent a small gas-engine powered Ditch Witch trencher designed specifically for laying PVC law
You might even get by with something like this ... http://tinyurl.com/mv8nsy 73, Dave AB7E I haven't had the need to use one for a long time, but at least here in Arizona it used to be possible to re
Just to be on the safe side, you might also want to check to make sure there isn't some sort of easement restriction for that electrical run to the commercial building. It's probably not an issue in
I modeled a top-loaded ground plane 80m vertical (about 42 feet tall with four top hat wires made from Radio Shack aluminum TV mast guy wire) several years ago using EZNEC. It was dead on and I didn'
That's a fairly ambiguous statement from K4IPV and I think you are possibly misinterpreting it. I can put a properly designed L-network at the base of a 50 foot high 80m vertical and it will do exact