Hi Byron,
One thing you can do if you don't have a gin pole, is just put the Trylon up
leg by leg and brace by brace, by carrying up the 'parts' of the tower and
actually build it in the air. Might take a little bit longer doing that, but
it is one way to go about the job. Macfarlane Electronics in Ontario
(613-353-2800) sells a 13 foot gin pole that should also do the job for you
FB.
You might be on your own though placing your microwave stack 12-15 feet
above the top of the tower. Trylon's windloading charts assume you're going
to keep antennas 3 feet or less from the tower's top.
Good luck!
73, Dan KK3AN
AN Wireless
Hanover, Pa.
>
> Hello All-
> I have been assembling the sections for a T-500-72 and a T-600-64 this
> week. Have been researching all over the net for installation tips, base
> preparation, etc. and have found a lot of info. It seems that most report
> erecting these towers with crane / boom trucks.
> My question is : Can anyone give me info on erecting these towers with
a
> gin pole? What type gin pole is available?
> These are my first self-supporters as I have always had 70 to 100 foot
> #45G guyed towers. The 72 footer will be used for some stacked arrays of
> 903, 1296 and 2304 Mhz., as I can place it very near my shack. Does anyone
> see a problem with extending a high strength 2" mast about 12 to 15 feet
out
> the top of tower for these smaller antennas?
> I had special, thicker plates made for the thrust bearing and rotor
> plates, plus an intermediate plate 3' down from the thrust bearing has a
> locking collar to help keep the mast vertical during antenna installation.
I
> was really shocked at the thin thrust bearing plates supplied by Trylon,
and
> I was told by the Canadian dealer that I was the first person to complain
of
> them- surely not!!
> Anyway, I am open to suggestions on the installation of these towers.
> Thanks all, WA5THJ.
>
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