[TowerTalk] mounting a tower in water

[Donald E. Stiles]

Anchored heavily with floats and guy's.  Takes a lot to tip over a sailboat.
Bob and weave.  The tower will be aluminum, and be imbedded in a reinforced hole
and epoxied in.  Free Bobbing and Waving tower so to speak, and isolated from
the water and bottom surfaces.

Verticle antenna's for 80/ 40/ 20/ 17/ 15/ 12/ 10.  All adjusted to length
remotely.  Top loading with light weight alumin also.

So, bob and weave we go hi hi.  The pond is surronded by heavy forrest including
Red Pines, Oak and Maple.  Not much wind hits the area of the pond.  The wind
may swirll a bit, remember this is a pond not Lake Michigan hi hi lol lol.   We
have never seen whitecaps...

All suggestions appreciated.

73 de n8csp k

WA9ALS - John wrote:

> Yeah, but if the "bobber" starts bobbing, you'd better have some fresh EHS
> on your line to real in whatever the big catch is!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Donald E. Stiles <goodnews@mail.cmedic.net>
> To: Bill Heinzinger <w9ol@dataflo.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 1999 12:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] mounting a tower in water
>
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > Yup, I have a triangular pond that is an equilateral, 175'~ on a leg.  The
> > pond is ~ 1/4 acre with the apex pointed SE.  I have been putting copper
> > sulfate in the pond to combat the algae, now under control. Depth in the
> > center is ~10'
> >
> > I have pictured in my mind a large ballast and float that would hold the
> tower
> > above the waterline.  The 48' tower points up like a bobber, eh?   Do I
> have
> > your creative juices flowing yet?
> >
> > Any and all suggestions welcome.
> >
> > tnx es 73 de n8csp k
> >
> > Bill Heinzinger wrote:
> >
> > > All kidding aside.
> > > Has anyone ever erected their tower in the middle of a pond? I don't
> mean
> > > Scarborough reef.
> > > But if someone had a acre or so pond on their property, would there be
> any
> > > advantage?
> > >
> > > Not planning on doing this, just wondering.
> > >
> > > If all the veins in your body were laid end-to-end, you'd be dead.
> > > Bill
> > >
> > > homepage at
> > > http://www.dataflo.net/~w9ol
> > >
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