[TowerTalk] Trylon

[Bill Austin]

I like my Trylon tower, but it's only been up a few months.  To get what 
you want will probably require one of the Super Titan towers, especially 
if you need Stamped Drawings for the building permit.  I put up my 60 
foot free-standing S500 Super Titan in southern Nevada.  The base 
section is planted in ~13 yards of 4500psi concrete.  I started working 
on the project in June 2003, and I am just now finishing up the final 
inspection process.  One of these days, I'll have to get my pictures up.

I don't have any regrets.  The tower appers to be quite sturdy.  The 
Super Titan, though, is also a little more expensive than some of the 
others that are available.

Good luck in your search.

Bill Austin
KD7ZAH


>I've been reading the archives, <boy what a chore>, about Trylon
>towers.  There seems to be a mixed consensus but leaning towards the
>negative.  Most of the posts were somewhat dated 3+ years back and I
>was wondering if there has been any significant changes in the product
>that may swing the pendulum in the other direction?  I'm still leaning
>towards a 45G but looking at options.
>
>A thumbnail of the plans are a ~80-100 tower, F12 XR5 C3i on
>50/144/222/432 total weight ~150# total wind ~20 sq ft.  Location ~100
>miles inland from Galveston TX so potential for near 100 mph hour
>winds exists.  Obviously, ice loading is not a problem.
>
>-- 
>Mike Urich, KA5CVH
>http://ka5cvh.com
>
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