how much do the sections weigh?
----- Original Message -----
From: <K7LXC@aol.com>
To: <sparks@apk.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] (no subject)
> In a message dated 3/25/02 6:56:37 AM Pacific Standard Time,
sparks@apk.net
> writes:
>
> > I'm considering a 96 ft self-supporting Trylon tower. To maintain a
> > semi-peaceful relationship with my neighbors, I'm considering locating
it
> in
> > my
> > woods. I have a small clearing in a good spot, and I'm willing to cut
a
> few
> > more trees down if I need to. Trees are 50-70ft, and all of my RF
would
> be
> > VHF and above to 10GHz.
> >
> > I've considered some of the annoyances of this such as difficulty of
> getting
> > concrete back there for the base,
>
> Piece of cake. Just hire a line pump (truck mounted concrete pumper).
> They're reasonably priced ($4-500) and can pump up to 400 feet. Option #2
is
> to use one of those powered buggies - they're even cheaper but more work.
>
> > the need to erect w/o a crane,
>
> Another piece of cake. With two guys on the tower you can build it on
the
> tower like an erector set. You can do 56 feet a day easy.
>
> > feedline losses, etc, and I think I can overcome/tolerate them.
> >
> > Has anyone ever put a tower in the woods? Love it? Regret it? What
am I
> > not thinking about?
>
> The only negative would be the attenuation from trees/wet leaves at
the
> frequencies you mentioned but there's not much you can do about that.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH -
> Professional tower work for amateurs
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