- 1. [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: jonklinkhamer@comcast.net
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:27:59 +0000
- Good Day, I'm recently a new member to the group and enjoy reading the correspondence. I'm in the process of erecting a 60' Rohn 25G tower in my back yard. I'm following the Rohn installation accordi
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- 2. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt@arrl.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:57:35 -0000
- I stand up a section where I want to put the tower and use a carpenter square as a sighting device to get them approximately located. Then calculate the proper spacing and use a piece of rope to meas
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00646.html (9,438 bytes)
- 3. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: "W2RU - Bud Hippisley" <W2RU@frontiernet.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:34:17 -0400
- I had a similar situation. I made a "ruler" out of a two-foot-long 2 x 4 that spanned two legs of my Rohn tower at eye level. With a black marker I made very visible equal divisions or "tick" marks
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00669.html (9,222 bytes)
- 4. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 16:52:24 -0700
- A similar approach, lending itself to "one person" operation, is to get an inexpensive laser level and clamp it across the tower so that it points in the right direction. Then, hike out however many
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00671.html (10,971 bytes)
- 5. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: "Ron Hylton" <ad7l@hevanet.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:36:30 -0700
- Hi Jon, When I layed out my tower, which is also on uneven terrain, I rented a transit level from the rental department of the local Home Depot. Both the horizontal and vertical axis of the transit a
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00681.html (9,496 bytes)
- 6. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 07:01:37 -0700
- Depending on the transit, it might have stadia marks in the telescope, which, in combination with a suitable rod, will make determining distance pretty easy. This brings up an interesting point. I wo
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- 7. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: jonklinkhamer@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:42:11 +0000
- Hey Ron, I'm certainly no expert but if all the cables leave the tower at the same height using the same bracket and have the same length and assuming the anchors are relatively close to 120 degrees
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00695.html (9,816 bytes)
- 8. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: kb9cry@comcast.net (Phil Camera)
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 16:49:54 +0000
- if all the cables leave the tower at the same height using the same bracket and have the same length and assuming the anchors are relatively close to 120 degrees apart with the same distance away fro
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00697.html (8,765 bytes)
- 9. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: Jim Lux <jimlux@earthlink.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:27:34 -0700
- What if you're not putting the tower up on perfectly level ground? If all the guys are the same length, and same distance from the tower, and you're putting up the tower on sloping ground, then the t
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00699.html (13,165 bytes)
- 10. Re: [TowerTalk] Guy detailing (score: 1)
- Author: jonklinkhamer@comcast.net
- Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2005 18:11:42 +0000
- Yep, you raise a valid point. Thank you for straightening me out. I guess (whether right or wrong) my feeling is that I'll try to get as close to the spec as possible without spending heaps of money.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2005-06/msg00700.html (14,879 bytes)
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