[TowerTalk] Trylon Project

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

I wouldn't worry about putting something up on a chromalloy mast, as
long as you use a platform down 8 or 11 feet from the top for the
rotator, and let the thrust bearing and the rotator handle the side load
on the mast.

I will have a C31XR up 9 feet from the top on a mast. Also take a look
at http://www.qth.com/ka9fox/tower/  , KA9FOX's installation which seems
to have more up there than I will have. He's had all that up for maybe
three years now?

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Guy Olinger, K2AV
Apex, NC, USA

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dan Simmonds" <dan@anwireless.com>
To: "Byron Tatum" <bjtatum@ev1.net>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 12:52 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Trylon Project


>
> Hi Byron,
>
> One thing you can do if you don't have a gin pole, is just put the
Trylon up
> leg by leg and brace by brace, by carrying up the 'parts' of the tower
and
> actually build it in the air. Might take a little bit longer doing
that, but
> it is one way to go about the job. Macfarlane Electronics in Ontario
> (613-353-2800) sells a 13 foot gin pole that should also do the job
for you
> FB.
>
> You might be on your own though placing your microwave stack 12-15
feet
> above the top of the tower. Trylon's windloading charts assume you're
going
> to keep antennas 3 feet or less from the tower's top.
>
> Good luck!
>
> 73, Dan KK3AN
> AN Wireless
> Hanover, Pa.
>
>
>
> >
> > Hello All-
> >     I have been assembling the sections for a T-500-72 and a
T-600-64 this
> > week. Have been researching all over the net for installation tips,
base
> > preparation, etc. and have found a lot of info. It seems that most
report
> > erecting these towers with crane / boom trucks.
> >     My question is : Can anyone give me info on erecting these
towers with
> a
> > gin pole? What type gin pole is available?
> >     These are my first self-supporters as I have always had 70 to
100 foot
> > #45G guyed towers. The 72 footer will be used for some stacked
arrays of
> > 903, 1296 and 2304 Mhz., as I can place it very near my shack. Does
anyone
> > see a problem with extending a high strength 2" mast about 12 to 15
feet
> out
> > the top of tower for these smaller antennas?
> >     I had special, thicker plates made for the thrust bearing and
rotor
> > plates, plus an intermediate plate 3' down from the thrust bearing
has a
> > locking collar to help keep the mast vertical during antenna
installation.
> I
> > was really shocked at the thin thrust bearing plates supplied by
Trylon,
> and
> > I was told by the Canadian dealer that I was the first person to
complain
> of
> > them- surely not!!
> >     Anyway, I am open to suggestions on the installation of these
towers.
> > Thanks all, WA5THJ.
> >
> >
> > List Sponsored by AN Wireless:  AN Wireless handles Rohn tower
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> > supporting towers up to 96 feet for under $1500!!
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> >
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