FWIW, I did a fairly thorough investigation of the roof-top options,
including rigging up a tilt-over device. My conclusion was in line with
Gene's advice to you: Don't do it unless there is absolutely no alternative,
and, even then, it's not such a good idea....H I.
The crank-up next to the house really is a better choice.
Good luck and 73
Malcolm, K3KZ
St. Michaels, MD
----- Original Message -----
From: <ersmar@comcast.net>
To: <kb0fhp@comcast.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Cc: "D. Scott MacKenzie" <kb0fhp@comcast.net>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Simple Tower Construction
> Scott:
>
> I would not recommend a tilt-over tower on the roof of your house.
> The average residential, framed roof system is not designed to withstand
> the forces generated by wind loading on a tower or from raising and
> lowering a tiltover, even if guyed at the roof corners. It can be done,
> but this must be an engineerd solution, not something we here in Cyberland
> can do by remote control for you.
>
> You could investigate a small Glen Martin tower for atop your roof. I
> believe some TowerTalkians have installed these and provide some advice.
> They don't go up very high, though - less than twenty feet above the roof
> from what I recall. And the taller ones must be guyed to the corners of
> the roof.
>
> You might also consider an alternative - a crank-up along side your
> house. A nearby (to me) ham has one such installation at his hilltop QTH;
> his backyard slopes away from his house quite quickly. He has a KT-34XL
> on top of his tower, plus a 2M antenna for FM voice on a sidearm bracket,
> plus a 2M packet antenna atop his mast. He was able to install the
> antennas initially from his rooftop. Over the years the trees have grown
> closer to his house and he now must trim the branches to be able to lower
> his tower. This is one inconvenient aspect about a tower on a small,
> treed suburban lot (like mine, too.)
>
> 73 de
> Gene Smar AD3F
>
>
>
>> I live in a residential area, with a limited yard (1/2 acre). Because of
>> the number of trees and the slope of the yard, the only real location I
>> have
>> for putting up an antenna is on the top of the second floor. Any
>> suggestions? I intend on using a TH6DXX, with a 6M5X mounted above it.
>> Being an old geezer, I would love to have a tilt-over type tower attached
>> to
>> the second floor so that I could work on the antenna.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Scott aka KBØFHP
>>
>>
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