Before summarily blowing off a guyed configuration, it would be worth
browsing thru the TowerTalk Archives for all the problems folks have had
with winches, cables, pulleys, coax pinches/tangles/fatigue, sections
jammiing, including unhappy motor electronics (today's stuff).
http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/
Put up a guyed tower properly and you can forget it, it's ready to go
instantly when a rare one pops up, don't have to panic if severe weather is
coming (and you happen to be *up*). Our guyed tower has been up 40 years
and we sleep well at night...
Don N7EF
On Thu, Jul 2, 2015 at 1:06 PM, K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <
towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:
> > I am planning a tower build in about a year. Like to have someone tell
> me all the things to consider that I might not be, or point in the
> direction of a website that will. I live on 4 acres in N. Texas.
> Tower: AN Wireless Probably HHD-70/80 or HD-70/80 (I do not want guy
> wires)
> Antenna(s): At this point considering an Optibeam 18-6
> or
> Hy-gain TH-11 and some sort of 2 element 40m Yagi (maybe a 2m vertical
> and/or 6m Yagi at top)
>
> > ( A very large rotator like the prosistel PST-71D)
> I plan on having a professional company do the install.
>
> > Any suggestions on the antennas? My operating habits are Rag
> chew....and casual contesting/DX-ing as I have young children at home and
> don't have
> time to be hard core! ;-)
>
> First, a copy of UP THE TOWER - The Complete Guide To Tower
> Construction is an excellent source of many answers to tower
> installation. Available
> from _www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com) .
>
> As far as antennas, our on-the-air comparison of triband yagis yields
> lots of interesting reading. Read about "real" performance and not
> manufacturer hype. Also available from _www.championradio.com_
> (http://www.championradio.com) .
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
> and
> Champion Radio Products
> Cell: 206-890-4188
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