Seth,
You’ve come to the right place. There is a world of knowledge in the
archives and with the people here. I’ve learned a lot and am about to put
up my 4th tower in my 48 years as a ham.
My advice is to make sure that your tower is constructed in accordance with
local
or state code and you need to determine if you need a permit. If you do, I
recommend that you get a copy of *Antenna Zoning for the Radio Amateur *before
you go see your municipality's building official:
http://www.antennazoning.com/main/page_amateur_radio_antenna_zoning_book.html
N
ot only will this regulate your engineering to arrive at a safe, approved
installation, it will keep you from having issues with the local officials
down the road.
Good luck, keep us apprised of your progress!
73,
Mickey N4MB
On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 8:37 PM Seth Lavinder <w8fg.tower@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> Thank You for having me, I come seeking knowledge and thought I should go
> ahead and introduce myself before asking a presumably stupid question on
> this reflector.
>
> My name is Seth Lavinder, I have been an amateur for 25 years and am a 13
> WPM Extra Class holding callsign W8FG.
>
> I just recently moved into the first possible location for me to have a
> tower. I am in the very early stages of planning this project but seek and
> and all advice. This highest priority is safety, the second highest is
> affordability. I am not made of money and I cannot go hire the finest
> concrete people in town to come and do my install, I cannot afford to rent
> a crane, I will have to go old school with a bunch of friends and a GIN
> pole the day the tower goes up.
>
> My lot is bigger than your average city "postage stamp" but it's just
> barely big enough to pull off my lofty goals of erecting 80 foot of ROHN
> 45G
>
> I expect to top the tower with a CUSHCRAFT 5 element 6 meter beam, and a
> CUSHCRAFT A4S tribander. I then plan to load the entire system for
> 160/80/40 use, all of this I know in concept to be right and possible, but
> in theory I have some studying to do!
>
> I will leave it at that for the moment. I thank you again for your expert
> sharing of knowledge.
> I hope joining into this group will give me the knowledge I need to
> complete my project. This ham is ready for some real antennas!
>
>
> 73 de Seth - W8FG
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