After Field Day, we always think there must be a better way to assemble / disassemble the tri-bander. A couple of weeks go by and we forget about it, until next year. This year I hope to actually do
Joe wrote... Force-12 recommends putting a pop-rivet in, but NOT popping it. Just put it in and hold it in place with a turn of black electrical tape. When it comes time to disassemble it, it goes re
I'm assuming this would be a temporary "quick to set up and tear down" temporary set up like FD, or a camping trip. I would think the above would be a good idea. A round headed pin or ball with a ret
I've thought about this one before and came up with the idea of using worm drive hose clamps. Where you have a split in the end of the larger tube and then using a compression worm drive hose clamp s
Standard nut drivers work just fine on those, but you need to remember to mark the elements in a manner so they do not require measurement at assembly time. That's what I like about the "tent stake"
* How about making the 'wings' bigger by bolting something to them? Martin, HS0ZED Standard nut drivers work just fine on those, but you need to remember to mark the elements in a manner so they do n
I've given this some thought... It looks like one might do this with a Hex Beam. It looks like an upside down umbrella... it could fold and collapse like one of those Totes umbrellas... only it would
Sounds like a good application for a SteppIR? 73 Larry K1ZW --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of gdaught6@stanford.edu Se
For years, I set up temporary contest stations in the Caribbean. All the my beam's element sections had a band of tape, showing how far to insert them into the mating section. I used colored electric
Carl WB4ZNH used a TA-33 that he had cut down so it fit in a carry on bag for his Dxpeditions. He told a group at the old DXPO that was run between Atlanta and DC that he could put it together in 30
Roger, You are exactly right. I would be very interested in where a guy could find a "you install"- "A round headed pin or ball with a retainer and spring loaded". This is for Field Day /temporary/ w
Two ideas: I recently built a portable tower for Field Day and the sections go together with lynch pins. (Google: "Lynch Pins" under Images tab). Or: How about running shock cord through all sections
The shock cord idea is kind of interesting. you'd need to glue/fasten a stop inside the larger tube to limit how far the smaller tube goes in, but that could be almost anything.. A plastic plug that
Check out the Super Antenna site and see how Vern does it with his antennas. They are designed for change in frequency and portable use. Mike, k5wmg Pipe Creek, Texas Fast cars, slow boats, big dogs,
This company makes pins, studs, rings and even spring loaded inserts to lock extended tubing - they make the "Shurhold" marine accessories: http://www.shur-lok.com/ (I am only a customer - good stuff