[TowerTalk] TowerTalk Digest, Vol 36, Issue 22, wanted tower sections

[A.J. Farmer (AJ3U)]

Some ideas:

Tell the guy to keep a lookout for a tower with a standard TV antenna
on top and approach the owner to see if they would like it removed.  I
scored a free Rohn 20G tower like this one time.  Something like that
would be fine for a light.  With all the DSS dishes out there, a lot
of those antennas and small towers are going unused now and sometimes
the owner (or XYL, ha!) will be happy to be rid of it.

Another idea is to check eBay periodically.  Rohn towers aren't on
there all the time like other items, but if you are patient one will
eventually pop up that is close to your area.

One more thing is to check with the local power company.  Sometimes
they will have old utility poles that have been replaced and they
might be willing to let one go for free.  It's not a tower, but it
would work fine for a light.  If you are real lucky, they might even
deliver it for you.  They did for a friend of mine.  Getting one of
those poles upright is the tricky part though. ;-)

Good luck!

--
A.J. Farmer, AJ3U
http://www.aj3u.com

On 12/8/05, W4ABW at aol.com <W4ABW at aol.com> wrote:
> Guys, my first time on the Tower list. This may be OT. A neighbor rang my
> door bell last nite to see if I new where he could get a TV tower or some used
> tower sections to put up only a yard light. I guess he noticed that I had a
> yard  light mounted at 30-40 feet on my 90 foot Rohn 25G.
>
> I sent out some e-mails to the locals here in Raleigh, NC but no one knew
> where any used tower was in this area.