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Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS

To: "'John Lemay'" <john@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS
From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 17:23:16 -0500
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No he wont be climbing it until there are guys on it.

Bob AD5VJ 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Lemay [mailto:john@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk] 
> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:16 AM
> To: 'AD5VJ Bob'; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS
> 
> Bob
> 
> I am worried !
> 
> You have erected a tower without guys. 
> 
> You are now asking a friend to climb this tower, without 
> guys, so that he can fix guy ropes to it ??
> 
> John G4ZTR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
> Sent: 09 June 2008 02:35
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS
> 
> Hey guys *FINALLY* got my first tower since licensed 1965 in 
> the air and it sure looks pretty standing tall and proud as I 
> drive up to the QTH, I know this sounds strange, but I had to 
> drive up to the house a couple of extra times just to look at 
> it again Hi Hi 
> 
> Cant believe I am looking at mine and not someone else's Hi Hi
> 
> Now I am looking for anyone who may have in excess to their 
> needs some guy wire for the prettiest Rohn 25 tower in Texas. 
> I have it up at 30 feet. 
> 
> I have already priced what else I need and after buying the 
> concrete and all, retail pricing is more than I can do right 
> now, so looking for a good deal from someone who has some 
> laying around and is willing to part with it.
> 
> 3/16 or 1/4 guy wire should be fine I am guessing.
> 
>  I am guessing to guy it at the 25 foot level I need a set of 
> three at about 50 feet length each, if this is overkill 
> please let me know, I also need the associated hardware, 
> brackets ect. I am not using the Rohn Guying bracket since a 
> Ham told me I didn't need to spend that kind of money for a 
> guy bracket, just tie it to the leg of the tower.
> 
> The guy who will climb the tower (using his harness and his 
> GinPole to mount the three element tribander) next weekend 
> said he wanted me to use two cable clamps at each end of each 
> guy wire, so I need 12 of those.
> 
> Any advice would be appreciated.
> 
> 
>    73 fer nw es gud DX,
> QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
> Bob AD5VJ
> http://www.ad5vj.com/
> Old Calls WB5ZQU, WY5L/KH3, KE5CTY, N5IET
> 
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