Hi Tony,
I have two 6' roof towers on my roof. Granted, they are IIX towers, but
they have been there a long time with no issues. Check them out at:
http://www.qsl.net/w1dyj/station_woburn.htm
There is a diagram at the bottom that shows how I reinforced them on the
roof.
73 -- Larry -- W1DYJ
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From: "k2vi" <k2vi@cox.net>
To: <TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2012 10:28 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] create cr-18 roof tower
>I hope someone can give me advice on a roof tower. It's a create 6 foot
>tower. It looks very strong so i was thinking of bolting it up on my 30'
>peaked roof with a hy-gain 203 BA 20 meter monoband yagi. The yagi weighs
>32# and has a 5.6 wind load, The boom is 16 feet long made of 2' aluminum
>tube. It's either that or a costly ground tower. Do you think this will be
>a safe way to go. I know how to secure it with 2x6 planks inside the attic
>and small vertical pieces between the all thread. By the way the south and
>west has a wall of trees to break the wind. Am i safe with this setup?
>thanks in advance and best in health.
>
> tony k2vi
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