Thanks for all the informative replies on this and other similar sidemounts. Looks like there are several out there that would do the job. I'm staying away from TIC due to cost and other factors. Now
Picked up the mast today. They did an outstanding job. No runs, drips, or slag, even inside. A couple of cooling rack marks on the outside, other than that a totally flawless job, and I'm a happy cam
I'm totally new to both grips and Phillystran, and will be be using them both on a new 45G. Burghardt sent the grips and Phillystran with no instructions at all for grip installation. Just in case an
No heartburn, Eugene. Just take it to them and get your wallet out. :-) Mine came out great, would have been cheap per mast too if I had 4 or 5 of them to do. Unfortunately there was a minimum charge
Hi Bill, Don't have any help to suggest if the mast is too tight a fit, but re the lubrication: Until I took it down last weekend, I had 30' of R25 pointy top up, with a little lightweight (24 lb, 14
True, my new partially birthed 45G came with the bolt packages in a separate carton. 73, Jerry W5KP to do this in List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us for info
Interesting question, Kevin. I hope somebody has a good answer. One thing is for sure, though. Inside the conduit, no matter how or what you do to it to avoid it, it will be lying in water (condensat
With the new 45G (concrete arrives at 0730 tomorrow) I'm trying something I haven't seen mentioned, hope it works ok. I placed a 6' long strip of 8" wide heavy gauge solid copper roofing material in
Concrete is in the ground, wetted and covered, pier pin is installed, guy rod angles have been rechecked, and it's time for a break. Besides, it's going to be 103 degrees again today. Luckily for me
Considering how seldom one has to fold one of these things over, I think I'd go ahead with normal grounding of the legs, and simply detach the ground clamps or wires at the tower legs when I had occa
Sounds like a job for big dollar materials like tapered carbon-graphite tubing. Surely with the advances in graphite composites, there's something out there that would be both featherweight and super
Son of a gun. I guess I'll quit worrying about overloading the new 80' 45G with a shorty 40 and a C3XLD. :-) Jerry W5KP List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us fo
Hi Tom, Where I'm at (central OK), pressure treated 4x4 fence posts are good for at least 10-12 years IF I slop on some good old asphalt roofing tar about 6" above and below ground level before setti
For what it's worth, on their website under Appendix F, Tech Manual for the 30M dipole, Cal-Av recommends 2 coats of Rustoleum Light Gray Primer, 73, Jerry W5KP back so bad -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.
Gene, I thought crane or boom rental would be an arm an a leg, too. But on the advice of K7LXC I checked around town today, no problem getting a 92' boom truck for $66 per hour, with no minimum. Time
Frank, I can't imagine why you'd look any further than the Force 12 C4 at $789 for the whole shebang in one unit. 73, Jerry W5KP yagi. have Moseley. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/tower
If a calculation says you need say a 60,000 PSI mast with a .250" wall, then as an example would a 120,000 PSI mast with a .188 wall be an acceptable substitute? I haven't found a way to answer this
A fair question, and I did mull that over a bit, but the rods are 7' long 5/8" mild steel, will have about 3' sticking out of the ground, and with a 30' increase, the center is only raised about 9 fe
Latest in my series of questions, which you guys have been extremely helpful in answering: Is there any reason to go to the trouble of putting a "stub" of guy wire at the top with an insulator on it,
Thanks for all the helpful replies on my previous question on this subject. One Talkian pointed out that Phillystran isn't that much more expensive than steel, and of course does away with all the gu