[TowerTalk] heres my advice by Pyrod tower and be done with it towernovice seeks advice

[Bill VanAlstyne, W5WVO]

Some catch-up data for y'all on "Pyrod" Tower:

1) It's PiRod, not Pyrod. Googling for the oft-misspelled name "Pyrod" will get
you a lot of hits, but none of them are much good.  :-)

2) PiRod was purchased by Valmont Industries, Inc., in 2001. The acquisition and
consolidation of PiRod was completed in 2003. PiRod towers are still
manufactured in Plymouth, Indiana, now by the Specialty Structures division of
Valmont.

3) The history of PiRod can be found here:
http://www.valmont.com/asp/communication/specialty_structures/asp/pirod.asp

4) The company's current PiRod products can be found here:
http://www.valmont.com/asp/communication/specialty_structures/asp/default.asp

There is a lot of obsolete data on the web about PiRod, much of it reinforced by
the often-repeated misspelling of the original company's name.

Hope this helps a bit --

Bill / W5WVO


Kevin Adam wrote:
> Visit this web site and by pyrod tower it will hold up what you want
> it to.
> Commercial tower is the best way to go.
>
> http://www.kelleycommunications.net/towers.htm
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Daniel James
> Muth
> Sent: Friday, May 06, 2005 11:43 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] tower novice seeks advice
>
> Hello all,
>
> As part of my dissertation project I need to erect a 130'
> tower above a lodgepole pine canopy in Montana
> (atmospheric measurements).  The most demanding equipment
> load will be four 120W solar panels that will be powering
> my instrumentation.  The base of the tower will be
> shielded from excessive wind up to about 90' by the forest
> canopy.  Any suggestions as to tower solutions that are
> affordable and up to the task?  The more options the
> merrier.  Thanks,
>
> DM
>
> Daniel Muth
> University of Virginia
> Department of Environmental Sciences
> 291 McCormick Rd.
> P.O. Box 400123
> Charlottesville, VA 22904-4123
> (434)924-0594 phone
> (434)982-2137 fax
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