[TowerTalk] Non-metallic towers and guy wires

[Chris BONDE]

Similar for British Columbia.  We have a lot of talk trees, some of which are being 
sent to the US as logs and not even made into lumber.  For a long time all the 
electric power poles were made of the trees or logs.  Now some of the very high 
voltage are of metal.  A new corridor has been put up with metal poles with high 
voltage replacing the many wood poles of a lower voltage.  There just might be a 
surplus of poles shortly when the old is de-commissioned.

Chris opr VE7HCB

From:           	"Daly, Greg TQO" <gdaly at tqs.com>
To:             	Red <RedHaines at centurytel.net>, Towertalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
Subject:        	RE: [TowerTalk] Non-metallic towers and guy wires
Date sent:      	Thu, 13 Nov 2003 08:07:31 -0800

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In the now days, trees grow tall and straight.... Large Douglas Fir
trees are cut every day in Oregon to make very high quality utility
poles, that last for many years..... we would be glad to sell you all
you want... we'll grow more... if you like, we'll even soak it in
creosote for you.... and if you just got to have guys, there's always
hemp, for high quality rope.... our other big cash crop ;-)

WB7RSG

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Red [SMTP:RedHaines at centurytel.net]
> Sent:	Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:51 AM
> To:	Towertalk
> Subject:	Re: [TowerTalk] Non-metallic towers and guy wires
> 
> In days of old, when trees grew tall and straight, many towers and
> other structures were built of wood.
> 
> Utility poles are good for some purposes.  The station, Desert
> Voices, near Farmington, MN, built and operated to support MARS
> during Desert Storm, had stacked rhombics on 90 foot poles loaned
> and erected by a local utility company.
> 
> 73 de WOØW
> 
> 
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See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers",
"Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free,
1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.

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