[TowerTalk] Homebrew Towers & Liability

[GALE STEWARD]

I think it would be a lot easier and safer to find
some good, used tower.  I see used tower sections and
complete tower installations for sale quite often. 
Most seem to be reasonably priced, especially the Rohn
25 stuff.  Everybody around here seems to be hot for
45 & 55.

Happy Holidays!
Stew, K3ND


--- Jerry Keller <dxdog@rcn.com> wrote:
> Steve   K7LXC
> > Tower Tech,  wrote:
>      "Well, you're talking about apples and oranges.
> Whereas homebrew radio
> > stuff does carry *some* sort of danger ("Ouch, I
> poked my eye with the
> rubber
> > duck antenna"), they aren't structures subject to
> Mother Nature (and
> building
> > codes, etc.) that may cause dire consequences.
> They are also "attractive
> > nuisances" that the neighbor kid might try to
> climb. Something that comes
> > crashing down off of a tower is of more interest
> to me than dropping my
> > homebrew amplifier, tuner, etc.
> >
> >     Point of fact: tower manufacturing companies
> are insurance-driven;
> that
> > is, liability insurance is one of their biggest
> expenses. And it ain't
> cheap."
> 
> OK, Steve, towers are greater liability concerns
> than SWR bridges, but the
> point was about homebrew towers vs. commercial
> towers. Some of us find
> commercial towers a little expensive, as are
> commercial antennas. We
> homebrew antennas, why not towers? Why would a
> well-designed and constructed
> homebrew tower present a greater liability risk than
> a commercial tower?
> Jerry, K3MGT
> 
> 
> 
> 
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