[TowerTalk] Freestanding Towers

[K7LXC@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/7/01 6:28:50 AM Pacific Daylight Time, aa4lr@arrl.net 
writes:

> >I'm not using a gin pole mainly because I don't own one or know where
>  >to get one around here.  (Maybe that will scare a few sources out of the
>  >weeds.)  Thanks for the suggestion, though.
>  
>  Ask around. I'm sure your local ham group has someone who has a gin pole. 
>  If you ask nice, they'll probably let you borrow it.
>  
    The typical ham ginpole is for round-legged 25G, etc. For work on a tower 
that has angle legs or bigger round legs (i.e. 55G, AB-105, Trylon Titan, 
etc.), a Rohn one won't work. That is, the mast part can be adapted but the 
leg fixture is useless. 

    For non-Rohn applications, you can attach some sort of S-hook at the 
bottom of the ginpole mast to hook onto a brace and then lash it to the leg 
with rope (clove hitches are good). 

Cheers,    Steve    K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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