4 feet down works for me and here water lines need to be deeper than 8 feet. Doug I'll run the race and I will never be the same again. --Original Message-- From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [ma
Dave Where did I say that one should not engineer something? My words were 'over engineer'. Experience and engineering have to work together. Too many folks believe that 'engineering' has ALL the ans
I would suggest that you keep the shack on the main floor right next to the kitchen. Seriously. Doug I'll run the race and I will never be the same again. I'm building a new home that will have a ful
Jim, "Delhi's are very limited as to what you can do with them." If you are ever in windy, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, give me a call I will show you what can be done with Delhi towers, all guyed, and m
Spray the screw end of the clamp with something like liquid wrench to reduce the friction and you will strip fewer clamps. Doug I'll run the race and I will never be the same again. an old issue, wel
It's a complex comparison. If you are just a cw or low phone or high phone operator then a TH6DXX would be as good a choice as the TH7. If you want complete and satisfactory band coverage then the TH
Mike, Delhi bolts that I have seen are not galvanized. I would suggest that they are cadmium plated. I have installed many Delhi towers and can't recall ever having a bolt come out unexpectedly. I pr
I have used some non shouldered bolts on my Delhi towers and I haven't had any problems. I have reused the Delhi internal washers many times without failure. I know you should turn the bolt and not t
Felipe, The motor capacitor is a Mallory 400 - 480 MFD, 45 VAC. Other numbers on the capacitor: K04327-0014 and 235-8003-05 Doug I'll run the race and I will never be the same again. --Original Messa
Steve, What you suggest works and I have used that procedure, but it only works if the thread on the U bolt is long enough to capture the eye of the turnbuckle. Most as found U bolts that I have do n
So true in many ways. Doug I'll run the race and I will never be the same again. --Original Message-- To me when safety equipment becomes a nuisance it's a hazard rather than a safety device. 73 Roge
This topic has been covered many times on this list. My tower manufacturer recommends guying their self supporting towers. So in this case do what the manufacturer says - guy. Doug I'll run the race
You have it correct ... the flat part is down. Be careful you don't over compress the seal and cause the outside edges of the flat part will curl up over time. The shaft key ways in the original desi
system. There is never an ungrounded path for lightning, regardless of how you configure internal jumpers". I suggest you email DX Eng. for their advice with your antennas. For example with half slo
I am resending this as it didn't make it to the list the first time. system. There is never an ungrounded path for lightning, regardless of how you configure internal jumpers". I suggest you email DX
Just a minute. Using the words theory and fundamental science principles interchangeably is flawed. There is a big definition difference between these two. Theory can be defined as an assumption or g
If it was possible, why would someone wish to permanently ground an inactive port and make it inoperative in these DX Eng units? Doug The train doesn't stop here anymore. --Original Message-- Correct
Hell, I have free climbed all my life and I am near 70. The difference between me and the rest is that I am in excellent physical shape. I have posted this in the past ... if you can't free climb the
Dave, Please don't change what I said! You replaced 'can't free climb' with 'won't free climb'. There is a big difference in statements. I did not say you should free climb. I said I free climb becau
Dave, Actually in some places and some towers you can rest with your hands off the tower without belting in. Simply place the upper part of your body inside the tower and use your body and elbows to