This discussion arose because somebody suggested buying "a simple belt at a local lineman shop." But it sounds as though such things are now illegal. Or is it another of these idiotic cases where thi
So where does one buy these things? $75 seems a small price to pay for a decent safety device. Alan AB2OS On 05/27/04 03:20 pm kb9cry@comcast.net put fingers to keyboard and launched the following me
Others have expressed their opinion of the particular cable you mentioned. I had noted that many reviewers at eham.net rated the cable from Davis RF highly, but I haven't used it myself -- don't have
I just came from looking at the specs for the AN Wireless self-supporting towers (www.anwireless.com). I had been thinking of a 60' tower to support my 3-el SteppIR (by no means large: less than 7 sq
Perhaps I wasn't clear: a 50' AN Wireless Light Duty tower *will* handle the SteppIR in a 100mph wind. To put the antenna that extra 10' higher would necessitate going for the Heavy Duty model costin
Another thing: as I understand it, the tower manufacturers' permitted surface area figures assume that the antenna is mounted immediately at the top of the tower. When that same antenna is mounted 5,
Is the AlfaSpid the only rotator that allows one to reset the North alignment at the control box instead of having to climb the tower if the antenna swivels on the mast? AlfaSpid claims this as one o
So you are saying that running the coax down through the mast and rotator doesn't really allow one to dispense with a rotor loop? That was another of the things I liked about the AlfaSpid -- although
What, if any, measures are people taking to prevent the neighborhood kids climbing their towers, with possible resulting falls, injuries (or worse), and lawsuits? AN Wireless lists an anti-climb acce
Something like that (exterior-grade plywood) is what I was thinking of. Alan AB2OS On 06/14/04 09:26 am Tower (K8RI) put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: It dep
Found that now. Thanks for jogging my memory. Alan AB2OS On 06/14/04 10:33 am Mirko Sibilja put fingers to keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace: Similar kind of anti-climbing d
But $100 worth of plywood or galvanized sheet plus an hour or two of my time seems like an even better deal -- as long as it is effective. Alan AB2OS On 06/14/04 09:18 am Paul Christensen put fingers
I wanted to check something about the AlfaSpid rotator, but entered www.alfaspid.com instead of www.alfaspid.ca. Guess where I got redirected to -- the ProSisTel rotators page at www.arraysolutions.c
From correspondence with AN Wireless I learned that they claim their permissible load/area figures are still good for an antenna mounted within 10' of the top of the tower. Alan AB2OS I wrote: Anothe
Do you tell your neighbors that you are going to put up a tower, or do you just do it? I am planning to put up a tower that is below the height at which our municipality requires any kind of zoning o
I just came from the Township Building Dept., where the building inspector said he doesn't do towers and the zoning guy said he didn't think anybody wanted to mess with towers (as long as they are be
I was wondering about this when I saw the question, because the AN Wireless Web site has a report by an independent consultant comparing the Trylon and AN Wireless towers. According to this, the Tryl
Here's one, but there may be others: http://hamstick.com/ Products -> Mounts -> License Plate Mount Alan AB2OS On 06/25/04 10:39 am btakacs@nccw.net put fingers to keyboard and launched the following
So point out that you have spent additional money on a taller tower to get your source of RF radiation farther away from your neighbors and give them greater protection. Alan AB2OS On 06/28/04 10:12
The articles aren't on line at arrl.org, but the original was in the Mar '63 issue and another in Jan '70. At least that narrows the search. Alan AB2OS On 06/29/04 02:56 pm Jack put fingers to keyboa