[TowerTalk] Insulating tower

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

A lot of talk about how to insulate...why bother. That's a lot of weight
on insulators. Leaves the towers above ground during a lightning strike.
Seem to recall (?) that Rohn doesn't sell the insulated sections any
more. That's an interesting clue.

You don't need to insulate. Just gamma match. You will be putting a good
dense ground screen down, right? Connect the towers to the ground
screens. Load the gamma match against the ground screens. Put in a
regular ground system with rods to sink lightning strikes.

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73, Guy
k2av@contesting.com
Apex, NC, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: Major Ron <majrabsr@rconnect.com>
To: towertalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 03, 2000 9:16 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Insulating tower


>
> Hi Guys,
>
> I've been reading this newsgroup for a couple months and have been =
> really impressed with the knowledge available.
>
> I recently acquired and moved to 20 acres in SW MN. Now have about 5 =
> acres for antennas.
>
> I want to build a 4-square array for 160M. Already have 4ea 60-ft Rohn
=
> 20 towers and 4ea R/S 19-ft telesoping masts, which will be attached
to =
> the towers for 75-ft total height.
>
> Now the problem: How can I insulate the towers from ground?
>
> I need a CHEAP solution.
>
> Tnx & 73,
> Ron, KA9ALC
>
>
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