[TowerTalk] freestanding towers

Mike Walker mwalker@geronimo.Legato.COM
Thu, 28 Aug 1997 12:18:49 -0400


At 12:11 PM 8/28/97 -0400, you wrote:
>In a message dated 97-08-28 11:31:40 EDT, trey@kkn.net writes:
>
>> I'm a little short on usable space for a guyed tower at my hosue, so
>>  I'm considering a freestanding tower, however I am seriously down on
>>  crankups.  Is there anything out there that has the approximate form
>>  factor and capacity of those hefty US Tower 72'/89' crankups, except
>>  with no moving parts?
>
>

How about Trylon??

They come in a number of configurations and I know of several up here in
Canada at the 80--100ft level.

I helped to install a Hy-Gain Log Periodic on one that was 90ft and I don't
remember it moving much.  That was last summer and the user is still very
pleased with both.

cheers...mike  va3mw



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