[TowerTalk] Which tower?

[Alan Beagley]

In my case the city doesn't, but I have been told that the insurance co. 
might want the documentation.

-=-
Alan AB2OS

On 10/03/03 01:09 am Barry F. Thaysen K3UG put fingers to keyboard and
launched the following message into cyberspace:

> Beware on a Trylon.. they don't come with any drawings/calculations...  and
> if your city requires them for a building permit, they can be very costly to
> obtain.
> 
> K3UG/6
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of K7LXC at aol.com
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 9:05 AM
> To: ab2os at optonline.net; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Which tower?
> 
> 
> In a message dated 10/1/03 8:10:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> ab2os at optonline.net writes:
> 
> 
>>Looking to put up a 40' to 50' unguyed tower in an area where one has to
>> allow for 80mph winds (Ottowa county, W. Michigan). I probably will not
>> put up a lot of antennas at first -- just an HF beam (perhaps a 3el. or
>> 4el. SteppIR) with a 2m/440 vertical above it -- but I'd like to keep my
>> options open.
>>
>> The makes of tower I've investigated are US Tower, Trylon, and AN Tower.
>> Which is the most reliable? Which is the best value for money, taking
>> into account the shipping charges as well? -- e.g., Trylon's US
>> distributor has a fixed shipping charge no matter what size tower and
>> where in the US it's going.
>>
> 
> Hi, Alan --
> 
>     I'm a leading distributor of Trylon towers in the US - <A
> HREF="http://www.championradio.com">www.championradio.com</A>. I'm also a
> professional tower
> and antenna installer with experience on over 180 amateur installations and
> dozens of commercial ones. Here's my professional and only slightly biased
> perspective.
> 
> US TOWER - They are the 800 pound gorilla but they make a very good product
> and generally have excellent customer service. Crank-up towers are the most
> expensive antenna support structure you can buy and they are complex
> electro-mechanical devices (which admittedly are pretty darn safe and
> reliable) but
> require periodic preventive maintenance.
> 
> AN TOWERS - These are medium- to heavy-duty structures. IMO they are
> overkill
> for most amateur installations. Their rotator plate weighs 35 pounds.
> There's
> no need for it to be so heavy. OTOH they are your basic battleship in terms
> of materials.
> 
> TRYLON TITANS - These are light- to -medium-duty towers. They are THE BEST
> VALUE in a tower because 1) they're made in Canada and we get great exchange
> rate pricing and 2) they're perfectly adequate for just about any amateur
> application.
> 
>     Most hams want to maximize what they get while minimizing their
> investment. The Trylon Titans win in this situation.
> 
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> Champion Radio Products
> 888-833-3104
> Cell: 206-890-4188
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