I am looking to build my retirement station consisting of 4-265 foot towers with stacked mono banders on each band and wires for 80 and 160 meters. The monos would be 4 over 4 on 40m 6 over 6 on 20m,
Author: mike repinski via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:59:38 -0500
They probably thought it was an early April fools joke............ I am looking to build my retirement station consisting of 4-265 foot towers with stacked mono banders on each band and wires for 80
On a similar note, I am going to install a 150 foot tower ( need to get over tall trees) in South West Oregon. Could someone please advise where to buy Rohn 45 to save some money? Thanks NN6CH Chris
I am not sure what company that you reached out to or what you looking for in a response. If they sell towers it should be easy to find 260' ones. Four 265 towers, each with two stacks of monobanders
Your above the special restrictions height. Just so you're aware. http://www.hamradioschool.com/g1b01-maximum-antenna-structure-height/ Sent from Outlook Mobile I am looking to build my retirement
Interesting. Now I know why the big contest station towers are at 200 feet. Bob K6UJ Sent from Outlook Mobile I am looking to build my retirement station consisting of 4-265 foot towers with stacked
It is still a good idea to make sure your tower passes the FAA Slope Test even if it is 200 feet or less. Some towers require paint and/or lights even if they are below 20 feet tall. It is all about
The guys you have to watch for are the dirt strips that pop up out of nowhere. Ive got a neighbor that comes over the towers at 300 feet or so on final to his dirt strip. As I understand it the strip
That was supposed to read "200 feet tall". _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists
Prior to buying this country QTH, I checked to see if the six dirt strips within the 3-4 miles were 'real' FAA airports. They were not so I believe notification was not required. However the usual FA
I know that the BIG multi-op contest stations and a few others on this list have ham towers that exceed 200 feet. Is it a big deal to register, is it costly to register, is it difficult to maintain t
Author: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 13:33:24 -0600
If it were me I would install redundant lights so as to not have to climb the tower when a bulb burns out. Ditto for LED's as they can fail prematurely, especially in the environment to which they wo
That's not always practical for a top-mounted beacon due to the size. Also keep in mind that most ham towers have rotating antennas at the top, and it is very unlikely that a conventional incandesce
see http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title47/47cfr17_main_02.tpl As I read it, every light needs to be verified operational every 24 hours by visual or automatic means and when a
Author: TexasRF--- via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:55:10 -0500
Strobe type lighting is suitably visible during daylight hours that painting is not necessary. One still has to meet the other requirements. If there are neighbors in the area you can expect some com
Interesting find Grant. I guess you could have a camera to verify that the light is operational. If you are out of town repairing it quickly may be an issue. They are pretty large wattage bulbs and y