[TowerTalk] rohn 55g freestanding

[Chuck Dietz]

I have had 80' of 55 up without guys or antennas in a coastal county south
of Houston for years.  (Maybe I'll finish it in 2005! :-)

Chuck W5PR 

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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith Dutson
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 4:14 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] rohn 55g freestanding

A ham here in the Houston area had 50 feet of Rohn 45 freestanding for years
with a small tribander on top.  It never failed even in high winds.  I would
not trust 80 feet even without antennas, but you could probably get by with
a single set of guys at 40 feet.

Keith NM5G

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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Geoffrey Deasey
Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 3:30 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] rohn 55g freestanding

I was wondering if anyone can tell me if this is a good idea.

A Rohn 55G at 80' freestanding first section in 6'6'4(deep) concrete pad.
The owner of the property does not want any guy wires.

We are in a 90mph area, and I would suspect 1/2" ice.

The use of this tower would be for small antennas (vhf).

Thanks

Geoffrey


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