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1. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: Mmoon3@aol.com (Mmoon3@aol.com)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 20:40:59 EDT
I need more feedback on a few questions regarding my 60' 45G going up soon. 1. To blend with the sky, what color and type of paint is recommended for the tower? I don't want the Rohn white or orange
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00919.html (8,564 bytes)

2. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: Bill Jackson" <k9rz@probe.net (Bill Jackson)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 20:53:29 -0500
+AD4-1. To blend with the sky, what color and type of paint is recommended for the +AD4-tower? I don't want the Rohn white or orange stuff. Most attempts I have seen to mask a tower by painting aren'
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00922.html (9,706 bytes)

3. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: ni6w@yagistress.minden.nv.us (Kurt Andress)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 19:28:22 -0700
The FAA makes certain tower owners mark their towers for enhanced visibility in areas around airport or when the towers are over 200' high. Rohn offers these obnoxious colors to meet this requirement
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00923.html (11,014 bytes)

4. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 22:35:48 EDT
<< > 4. Is anyone using utility-pole type long (4') fiberglass insulating rods at them as torque arms. Good fiberglass is as strong as mild steel (35,000 psi Yield). But, the stiffness is approx 1/10
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00924.html (8,976 bytes)

5. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: jjcverna@prodigy.net (Jon J Cverna)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 03:34:51 -0000
I recall, years ago, of a guy who painted his quad antenna blue to +ACI-blend in with the sky.+ACI- As things turned out, it stood out like a sore thumb. Jon J Cverna (K8AK) Warren, OH JJCverna+AEA-p
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00926.html (8,812 bytes)

6. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: k4sb@mindspring.com (Edward W. Sleight)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 13:03:18 -0400
For what it's worth, K4MZW here in town painted his tower black. We're still trying to find it. 73 Ed -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00930.html (8,089 bytes)

7. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:38:06 -0400
the use. any Towertalkians may be interested to know that Joslyn makes 21-foot fibreglass insulators with a breaking strength of 7,500 lb or so that cost me (when I built my tower 3 years ago) about
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00933.html (9,161 bytes)

8. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: TexasRF@aol.com (TexasRF@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:08:44 EDT
Pete, N4ZR mentioned fiberglas guy insulators in a recent post. The $50 price (three years ago) is actually very close to current Phillystran pricing for a similar setup. 21ft of 6700 lb phillystran,
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00940.html (8,483 bytes)

9. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith)
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 14:53:07 -0400
Gerald's right - the fiberglass things are about the same price as Philly. They also cannot be coiled or otherwise size-compressed. My guess is the local tower supplier gets them by truck, and they w
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00941.html (9,466 bytes)

10. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: w8ji.tom@MCIONE.com (w8ji.tom)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:33:32 -0400
soon. for the My gray primer tower blends in nice. using a tube Has No, but it is now. rods at Yes, I use them. No, they are not and can not act like torque arms to any useful extent. They flex easi
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00965.html (9,042 bytes)

11. [TowerTalk] tower painting, etc (score: 1)
Author: ke3q@erols.com (Richard Boyd)
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 21:44:59 -0400
The Polygon guy rod some of us have been using as an alternative to Phillystran is shipped in an 8' coil by truck, not UPS. It is considerably more inconvenient, must be uncoiled when it arrives, etc
/archives//html/Towertalk/1998-07/msg00986.html (10,794 bytes)


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