Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Tower Up, Lessons Learned

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My objective was to get the DMX-52 tower up by the end of July and I just managed to accomplish that feat. It is standing, guyed and ready...
Saturday, July 19, 2014

Notes on Gin Pole Mechanics

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If you've ever erected a tower you are likely familiar with gin poles. The alternative, raising tower sections is to do this by brute fo...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Overhauling a BBMB Mast Bearing

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The majority of rotatable yagis mounted on a tower require two plates (platforms) at or near the top of the tower to mount the rotator and a...
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Sunday, July 6, 2014

Impatience Breeds Action

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With the solar flux pushing 200 and my tower projects taking longer than anticipated I grew impatient. Since I now have a short, perfectly-u...
Friday, July 4, 2014

Guy Stations - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

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After a brief hiatus I have returned to the building of towers . This brings me to guying since the DMX-52 tower I am putting up will be guy...
Monday, June 16, 2014

Rebuilding: First Steps Upward

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Since describing the tear down of my antennas and towers I have made progress towards the next phase of my suburban mini-antenna farm. But ...
Friday, June 13, 2014

Renewing Old Hardware

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In many cases it is more economical (time and money) to buy new hardware to replace rusted and damaged hardware rather than to repair the ol...
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Saturday, June 7, 2014

Reset...and a QRP DXCC Milestone

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It's time for a reset, and some reflection. As the picture below shows, all of my antennas and supports are down. The time investment w...
Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Buying a Used Tower

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A few hours before the start of WPX CW this past weekend a tower arrived on my doorstep. Back in January I did say that a taller and strong...
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