Yes it is pretty much always windy in the Midwest - well it seemed to be
when I was there but there are days here when it is quite still around dawn.
Maybe a thicker rope and heavier weight with the weight damped in a bucket
of water will do the trick. Got to beat spending $500 plus for a semi-decent
transit
Mark N1UK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 28 July, 2010 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Re Plumbing a Tower
> Even here in Michigan on what seem like calm days the darn things move
> around. I was never able to use one successfully. I supported and
> leveled the bottom two sections (3 counting the half section in
> concrete). Then kept leveling as we went up. I tensioned the guys a
> little at a time going around the tower. When finished I borrowed a
> transit and it was spot on.
>
> After nearly 30 years my old tower was beginning to look like a snake.
> 90 feet of TV tower is not something that builds confidence and
> particularly when it's no longer straight.
>
> 73
>
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