My Dad is raising blight resistant American Chestnut Trees in WI. They would
be perfect. I never thought to ask him. Unfortunately I can't wait the 30
years I'd need to grow one here. Seriously I'm getting a lot of good leads.
Wood is not an option. Thanks for all the help.
Dave C
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From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jim White, K4OJ
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:49 AM
To: Red
Cc: Towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Non-metallic towers and guy wires
...there is an old QST - circa 60's I think that had a picture of a
"topped" tree with a rotator and yagi on it. I would hate to have to
use those tree climbing leg dagger boots but can see where this is a
workable solution! I bet if someone did that today they would have the
entire village of environmental whackos upon them!
Racing cars/bicycles have a lot of carbon products that are lightweight
but very strong - while an antenna modeling dream, a non-metallic tower
has financially got to be out of the question.
73,
Jim, K4OJ
Red wrote:
> In days of old, when trees grew tall and straight, many towers and other
> structures were built of wood.
>
> Utility poles are good for some purposes. The station, Desert Voices,
> near Farmington, MN, built and operated to support MARS during Desert
> Storm, had stacked rhombics on 90 foot poles loaned and erected by a
> local utility company.
>
> 73 de WOØW
>
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