I just use 3-foot-wide hardware cloth, wired to the tower legs. Two passes
get me 6 feet, and when I need to climb I just bring a stepladder down to
the tower. Thanks to WA7LT (then W9LT) for that idea.
73, Pete N4ZR
>TT
>
> At my last QTH I had a 125' tower located at the edge of the woods . I
> built a set of Anti climb panels. I Went to the local duct AC Fab shop
> and had then cut me Three 8' X 15" Galvanized 18 ga panels. I then
> proceeded to drill 1/2 holes along the 8' length every 24". on the
> panels. I then cut three Alunimum U channels. 1 in wide 3/4 web if I
> remember . Two panels were secured just with the black UV res, wire ties
> and the one had the removable panel with the channels resting on the
> cross braces and only secured with 4 a side wire ties.
> I have also see a ham who used pressure treated 1/2 plywood. On two
> sides he use hose clamps on the Z bar to secure them and the access side
> his plywood was cut wider the Rohn 25 and use double nutted U bolts with
> saddles on the tower and washers with wing nuts on the out side of the
> plywood. There are many other alternatives I am sure.
>
> GL
>
> Wayne W3EA
>
> > Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 05:02:21 -0700> From: jokamitsu@yahoo.com> To:
> towertalk@contesting.com> Subject: [TowerTalk] Alternative To Rohn
> Anti-Climb Sections> > What are some (good) alternatives to the Rohn>
> anti-climb sections for the 45G? Obviously, they> work...but:> > 1)
> They're really expensive...upwards of $650 for> three sections.> 2) They
> really don't appear to be designed for rapid> access when a qualified
> person wants to climb the> tower...that is, you have to get a ladder and
> unbolt> at least one section from the tower.> > The cost is not really
> the issue for me...it's the> access part...I would buy the Rohn sections
> if they> were designed to mount and un-mount easily.> > Anyone have any
> good alternatives?> > Thanks for reading.> > 73, Jeff W3KL> >
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