Fellow 'Towertalkians': I'm very interested in the remarks made by Rafael (below). My HZRN-72 tower arrived and I will be recabling it before the installation. If stainless steel cable is really bett
_____________________________________________________________________________ Frank, you'll never convince me that stainless is NOT better!!! Let me relate an experience that may convince you as wel
Towertalkians, Has the stainless-vs-galvanized cable topic been aired thoroughly on the list? I've received pro and con replies - as though it hasn't been resolved yet (or it's one of those issues th
Has anyone ever had a cable break on the raising/lowering mechanism on a US Tower MARB 550 Motorized crankup or similar tower? I had mine come crashing down on Saturday, when I installed a new yagi a
just the facts, ham....... oh no you appear to be Jack, not Joe Friday.... oj -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administrative requests:
first, off, you did change your underwear! - glad you're safe....please be real careful with that tower - lets not add you to the list of hams unable to participate on towertalk due to an inability t
I'm not an expert (I just got my MARB 770 Motorized crankup two days ago), but I do know that U.S. Tower sells replacement cable sets. As far as I know, they won't do it for you, but will strong urge
Fer Gawd sakes, don't send your money to US Tower! 1. Disassemble the tower (on the ground. Take pictures as you do and draw diagrams of the cable routing. 2. Take the cables to your local cable mak
Jack, I assume the cable broke on the tower and not the tilt over/raising fixture. Is the tower a MA-550 with motor drive or hand winch? Which motor drive? I have replaced the cables on those towers
Hello! i am new to this new group and to ham radio. Ive only been at this for 6 years. But only started getting into hf since the last 4 months. I have how ever been involved in putting up towers, si