WOW.. I always wonder why my summit catalog contained DX eng. products... Now that mystery is solved.. But on the original issue,, that IMO just leads me to believe this is then a Goliath vs. David s
I my be old school.. But I spray clear Krylon paint on exposed conections. YMMV Wayne W3EA My alunimum SQ vertial ground plates look almost like when ther were installed 22 years ago. Why not just us
As with any installation.. there are no two alike. My Station consists of 12 runs of 7/8 in hard-line. As you can see the hardlines enter a Big Nema Box and are the Brass connectors are held in lace
Hi I repainted my 40mtr tower three years ago and my 15mtr towere two years ago. there both 25 years + orginal galvanizing. I used Rust bullet.. was turned onto it with my car guys and a few ham budd
Some time ago a Fellow TT'er posted a link to a "G" ham who had done extensive testing showing graphs exhibiting Freq Vs core material and number of windings ect. any one have the link ? I seem to ha
I have installed UF 12/2 12/3 for direct burial and use 500 ft rolls of Well pipe as conduct for all other applications. comes in various size depending on your applications and is Cheap as compared
I also want to 2nd Pete ZR's experience with Rohn pointy top 2" od tube in RG25, RG 35 and RG45. They all having 20 plus ft of mast material with 7= ft inserted in the tower, and shorty 40's and big
Hi AL You have no problem at all. the boxes have changed over the years but the electrical control has not.I use to use two OLD single lever BOX so save space. rotors were TX2's Wayne W3EA __________
I have both the Rohn EF2545 abd the HD WB0W and would be vary leary of using the EF2545 on Rohn 55 because of the larger leg Dia.there are some fabricated gin pole brackets on Ebay but i am not sure
I use to live in an area where the ground was comprised of a little dust and 90% shale. I had two towers on 60' from th house and one 120 ft. obviously laying on the ground was not acceptable. There
Hi Tom If it's possible to reach the Stackmatch box, connect the feed line from shack to the feed line to the high antenna and check VSWR on 21 MHZ I am assuming the trouble would still be there as t
Have used the cutting boards for beveridge insulator and the top and middle tie/support for my K9AY array. will try the microwave test :) Wayne W3EA _______________________________________________ __
Lyme Disease, is s serious concern for anybody working walking in a wooded area or any tower located in a grounf brush area.An ounce of protection is worth a pound cure. But as warmer weather is apro
I personally do not use anything YMMV Wayne W3EA _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http:/
Hi Gregg I having had to re position crush craft 40meter beam on towers over the years. With that experience in mind when I installed my XM240 two years ago, I used sets of HI Gain cast mast clamps.
Jim. I have been using Top Ten 6 way and AB switches from day one in Antenna selection.. in switching band Stubs and ice band pass filters. I have had two Direct Lightning hits in the 23 years at thi
Hi, I have query for the list. Has anyone built and used the "Build the Rotator Pal"Feb 1996 QST Page 35 Author - Brock-Fisher, Tony, K1KP ? I know of the other available kit board with preset's and
Gentelman Quite a few neat ideas,, but as with any adaptation there is more then one way to skin a cat. At one time my stations 4 towers and the 4 SQ were feed with 75 OHM 3/4 " OD catv line. Some ja
Turning 65 in DEC.. I don't free climb any more, so it's one rung at a time, no longer scampering up at a moments notice. We plan the day, the work, thinking through every conceivable problem and the
But Dave,,, Gosh ther are tow way I would love to Go.. One doing tower work @ 80 and the other Doing hummmm not the place for that notion, but I think you can guess ! ;/ Wayne W3EA __________________