[TowerTalk] telephone pole as tower
thompson@mindspring.com
thompson@mindspring.com
Sun, 14 Feb 1999 13:11:09 -0500
Bryan,
I used a telephone for years. There was an article in QST in 1956 or 1957
on how to make a tee rarangement to support the antennas and rotor. The
article was also in the ARRL handbook and ARRL antenna books for a number of
years. I supported several antenna including a Gonset 3el tri-bander, a
pair of quads, and a Mosley TA-36. Several other hams used a track on the
side of the pole to pull up an antenna and rotor. Be sure to get a set of
steps so you can climb the pole, 10 feet for a 50 (actually 60 footer) is
about right (I used 8 feet for the 55 footer I had but I guyed it at the 44'
level once.
Dave K4JRB
>
>Hi all!!
>
>Could I have you opinions as to using a telephone pole for a tower.
>
>The height or the pole is 50', with another 10 ' in the ground and, it
>is approximately 3 to 4 feet wide at the bottom. It will be supporting
>a rotor, 22 element 70 cm beam, 15 element 2m beam, and a 2m 70 cm
>vertical.
>
>Does anyone have any idea if this is feasible and if so does more of the
>pole need to be in the ground.
>
>Thank you
>
>Bryan Fields, KB9MCI
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