[TowerTalk] New tower help
k4sqr@juno.com
k4sqr@juno.com
Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:01:31 -0500
Ed;
Buy a Rohn tower catalog from www.championradio.com
and study the base details etc. Altho Rohn no longer mfg.'s crankups
becuase of their potential hazard, it will be of great help to you. The
west coast mfg.'s of crankup towers are taking about two months to
deliver after order received.
GL,
Jim Miller, K4SQR
http://www.comteksystems.com
4-Square Phasing, Stack Yagi
& Remote Antenna Switching Systems
On Mon, 20 Nov 2000 20:39:48 -0500 "Milcarsky" <jamvet@bellsouth.net>
writes:
> I am planning to build a new home and the covenants actually permit
> me to
> erect a tower up to 50 feet. The trouble is that I do not know
> where to
> begin. I would like to pour the base at the same time as the house
> foundation. My legal advice says that it would be best to have the
> tower
> base part of the same foundation as the home so as not to constitute
> a
> "separate structure" which possibly could be objected to.
>
> I would appreciate any advice or better yet a knowledgeable person
> that
> could
> answer questions as they might arise.
>
> I live on the east coast of Florida near Daytona Beach about 3 miles
> from
> the ocean. I would like the tower to be a crankup so I could lower
> it under
> high wind conditions. My thoghts were something on the order of a
> multiband
> yagi such as a Force12 C4. I was considering ALUMA tower but I have
> no
> experience upon which to rely.
>
> Any help would be appreciated. Please reply to my email address as
> I know
> this is basic info and I don't wish to annoy others.
>
>
> Thanks, Ed Milcarsky KG4ARN kg4arn@arrl.net
>
>
>
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4-Square Phasing, Stack Yagi
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