Bob, as long as you are only dealing with 20 feet of tower, I'd say
the Rohn 8 ft. foldover section would be a good starting point,
although awful expensive for the application. Have you considered
just putting up a couple #25 sections on a hinged base plate? You
could stick a big 4x4 or 6x6 "behind" the tower with a winch and
pulley to allow for no-effort tilting. Maybe not really necessary
since 20 ft. of #25 is pretty easy to handle, figuring 40 lbs per
section plus antennas. Unless you must have an elevated hinge
point, the hinged base plate might be the best bet..
73! - Mark
> We were at our 2m repeater site yesterday at a site of about
10,000'
> elevation near Big Sky MT. Had to replace an antenna on a 25'
wooden pole.
> The pole didnt look too sturdy nor safe so we hope to replace it
with a
> short foldover. Even around 20' of tower is enough at that
elevation. I do
> have a Rohn catalog and see the 25G foldovers listed. Do you
think it would
> work if we bought a couple of sections of tower and the hinge
section, and
> then got our winch and homemade boom locally? Do you have any
idea if Rohn
> would sell a mini foldover such as we would need? Before I saw
the catalog I
> regards. Bob W7LR W7LR@AOL.COM Bozeman, MT
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Mark Shaum K9TR
mashaum@fcg.net
Central Illinois Grid EN50
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