[TowerTalk] Freestanding Towers

[n4kg@juno.com]

ROHN also made a gin pole attachment device that could be
used on folded metal legs for their HDBX series towers.
(Perhaps I should say that I *assume* that ROHN made the device)

It consists of two separate round clamp holders for the mast
with a hinged bracked that has a cylindrical pawl that screds
into the wedge of the tower. (The adjustment screw is perpendicular
to the cylinder).  I have only seen one pair of these things in my
lifetime.

Tom  N4KG

On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 10:37:51 EDT K7LXC@aol.com writes:
> 
> 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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