Bob Be proud of your new tower & enjoy all the benifits it will give
you. I started out an HDBX at 32 ft with a 4 element Hornet just above the
top. Had lost of fun with it in the late 60's. Barefoot Drake TR-3. Even
busted some pileups. Man those were the days.
Bruce K0SON
----- Original Message -----
From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net>
To: "'John Lemay'" <john@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk>;
<towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS
> No he wont be climbing it until there are guys on it.
>
> Bob AD5VJ
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: John Lemay [mailto:john@carltonhouse.eclipse.co.uk]
>> Sent: Monday, June 09, 2008 2:16 AM
>> To: 'AD5VJ Bob'; towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS
>>
>> Bob
>>
>> I am worried !
>>
>> You have erected a tower without guys.
>>
>> You are now asking a friend to climb this tower, without
>> guys, so that he can fix guy ropes to it ??
>>
>> John G4ZTR
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of AD5VJ Bob
>> Sent: 09 June 2008 02:35
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] FIRST TOWER UP AND LOOKING GORGEOUS
>>
>> Hey guys *FINALLY* got my first tower since licensed 1965 in
>> the air and it sure looks pretty standing tall and proud as I
>> drive up to the QTH, I know this sounds strange, but I had to
>> drive up to the house a couple of extra times just to look at
>> it again Hi Hi
>>
>> Cant believe I am looking at mine and not someone else's Hi Hi
>>
>> Now I am looking for anyone who may have in excess to their
>> needs some guy wire for the prettiest Rohn 25 tower in Texas.
>> I have it up at 30 feet.
>>
>> I have already priced what else I need and after buying the
>> concrete and all, retail pricing is more than I can do right
>> now, so looking for a good deal from someone who has some
>> laying around and is willing to part with it.
>>
>> 3/16 or 1/4 guy wire should be fine I am guessing.
>>
>> I am guessing to guy it at the 25 foot level I need a set of
>> three at about 50 feet length each, if this is overkill
>> please let me know, I also need the associated hardware,
>> brackets ect. I am not using the Rohn Guying bracket since a
>> Ham told me I didn't need to spend that kind of money for a
>> guy bracket, just tie it to the leg of the tower.
>>
>> The guy who will climb the tower (using his harness and his
>> GinPole to mount the three element tribander) next weekend
>> said he wanted me to use two cable clamps at each end of each
>> guy wire, so I need 12 of those.
>>
>> Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>>
>> 73 fer nw es gud DX,
>> QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
>> Bob AD5VJ
>> http://www.ad5vj.com/
>> Old Calls WB5ZQU, WY5L/KH3, KE5CTY, N5IET
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