Fwiw, I second the tow-truck method, altho I'd tie it up around 2/3-height
with another pipe inside the tie, to spread the cable-tug up and down the
leg a bit, as I've done a time or two with a Heights 80-footer with 30-in
base.
73, Dave, N3HE
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From: <kk9a@arrl.net>
To: <TOWERTALK@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 7:29 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Another Universal Tower Raising question
> I put up a 60' Universal Tower with I believe a 30" base using a tow
truck.
> I had the tow truck raise the boom as high as he could (maybe 15') and
SNIP
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