The price and labor of using insulators, wire rope clips, thimbles, and or preforms, far outweighs the cost of Philistran. Philistran is much cheaper. 73, Jim W7RY Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY On 9/19/2022 1
If you knew how hard that outer jacket was you would understand. 73, Jim W7RY John KK9A Ty, I to use the 7/8 Prodlen Hardline. AA1K has developed a easy methoud to remove the insulation with out scor
No kidding Gregg! Do we really have to make rocket surgery about this? 73, Jim W7RY Gregg. K9KL _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTa
Agreed Tom! All this brain science stuff gets old when we're talking about and inch either way... 73, Jim W7RY On 9/21/22 6:58 AM, Lux, Jim wrote: A discussion of how NEC4 does insulated wires (in sh
You may want to try to get to know the local cell site technician/engineer. They are changing out weathertight cabinets all the time. If you see someone working at a site, stop and ask them. But car
Mouser for the cores. I recommend RG-400. It has a stranded center conductor vice the RG-142, which is a solid conductor. RG-400 is easier to wind and stays put. Make sure you look for some RG-400 at
Yes... tape it down the boom to keep it away from the tower. Jim w7ry _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@
What voltage are these lines? How many bells on the insulators? Old or new structures? I too had *167KV lines* run through my 13 acres via a right away. Never gave me any problems. They were about 8
I never had an issue with my M2 mast clamp on the Orion, although many have had issues. The clamp had 6 bolts in it holding the mast, and no through bolt. Not sure why I never had an issue. Used a ga
LOL Jim W7RY Get hold of Champion Radio, they used to sell a clamp for the Orion. I have one and my C31 / Delta 230/240 stack hasn't slipped since installing the new clamp. ;-) Rich - N5ZC On 11/8/
If you post this on towertalk on the groups.io list, you could attache a picture. Feel free to join. 73, Jim W7RY Need help ID'ing a 2 meter yagi. Haven't been able to find anything on line, probably
Post all the pictures you want on towertalk@groups.io 73, Jim W7RY Hi Dave, Re limit switches, I had to fabricate limit switches for the K0XG rings on my Rohn 65 tower. 7 rings. The mount has the s
I always keep several bottles of dollar store nail polish around in the shop/shack. I use it to mark vacuum tubes in my Drake stuff, among other marking requirements. Especailly handy to mark/color c
If you can keep the beads from blowing up/cracking and falling off of the w2du. 73, Merry Christmas Jim W7RY Wes N7WS On 12/23/2022 5:35 PM, Richard Smith wrote: I'm looking to build a couple of 10
The 1:1 shown is exactly the same as Balun Designs. Except for the housing. Jim W7RY https://myantennas.com/wp/ 73, Maximo --Original Message-- From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.co
No. I don't know that for sure. W7RY Do you know that it's the same ferrite mix? That makes a huge difference, and #31 the only one I've found that yields REPEATABLY good high Rs values at HF. #43 an
KDLO towers collapse in Garden City due to ice storm (keloland.com) <https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/kdlo-towers-collapse-in-garden-city-due-to-ice-storm/> -- Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY __________
The tower was held in place by gravity and held to the foundation with a single pin keeping it from moving. It was not bolted down to the foundation. Most guyed towers are not. Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY 4
What kind of a 80/40 dipole? Fan type of trapped? Big difference. Thanks, 73, Jim W7RY Jim - KR9U _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Tower
Gene Why don't you join repeaterbuilder@groups.io and ask your question there? Jim W7RY Our local radio club is seeking to replace its Mitrek-based 6M repeater, possibly with a commercial versio