[TowerTalk] Guying a tiltover tower

[wf3h@comcast.net]

Thanks, everyone, for all the excellent responses on guying tiltovers....now, all  that's left to do is making a decision!

Bob/WF3H

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> 
> See this web page for mechanical details of the 'falling derrick' method of 
> tower raising: 
> 
> http://www.n6rk.com/falling_derrick_gme/falling_derrick_gme.html 
> 
> The site contains a number of excellent photos that illustrate many of the 
> 'finer details' of this project. 
> 
> 73, Larry - W1GOR 
> 
> 
> >> ----Original Message Follows---- 
> >> From: wf3h at comcast.net 
> >> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com 
> >> Subject: [TowerTalk] Guying a tiltover tower 
> >> Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 19:34:10 +0000 
> >> 
> >> I'm looking at erecting 70' of Rohn 25 with a Pro 67B at the top. This 
> > will 
> >> have no thrust bearing, and the antenna will be <1 foot above the tower. 
> >> 
> >> I'd like to put up a tiltover, tilting from the base, rather than a 
> >> foldover. Towers I've seen that are tiltovers are usually guyed 
> > differently 
> >> than non-tiltovers. Any suggestions or references about guying? 
> >> 
> >> How about mechanisms for tilting? Anybody have good ideas on how to 
> > actually 
> >> tilt the tower? 
> >> 
> >> Thanks all 
> 
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