[TowerTalk] Wooden Power Pole Antenna Masts

[bob finger]

Poles are terrific if you can get them:  A. delivered, B. planted, C 
stepped, D configured for rotator and mast properly level and plumbed.

120 footers are not common.  Look at what it will take to get it to your 
place from the rail yard they drop it off at.  The cost of permits, 
replaced stop signs light poles, overtime for traffic cops, permits, etc 
etc will make the cost of Rohn 55 or 65 cheap by comparison.....unless 
you live next to the rail yard and don't have to move it any distance. 
Anything over 65 feet long requires extra special handling.   Once you 
have done all of that call the pole people and ask for a shipping 
quote.  Me thinks you will not like the response. 

Now if you can have the local utility plant a few used 50 footers in 
your yard for a few cases of beer.......but remember two feet in the 
ground for every ten foot of pole plus two additional feet makes that 50 
footer a 38 footer. 

My first yagi was on top of a class 5 40 footer.  It was a used pole and 
I had access to a line truck and a pole spoon.  In the 35 years since I 
have always used stacked steel towers.  73 bob de w9ge

Pat Barthelow wrote:

>So...do poles get good marks in the article?  They seem to be vastly cost effective, and underutilized.  I looked at poles at a big mfg:  Look at McFarland-Cascade to get quotes on wooden poles, even up to 120 ft hts....
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>>From: towertalk at hidden-valley.com
>>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>>Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2007 20:41:50 -0400
>>Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Wooden Power Pole Antenna Masts
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> It was beautifully done, most of the pages of the article were large full
> color pictures.
> I'd recommend it.
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>>Jeff
>>KD4RBG
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>>>>For those contemplating the use of a used or new wooden power pole as a
>>>>substitute for a tower, required reading should be the excellent
>>>>article in the Oct 2007 issue of CQ by Steve Gillmor, W1FK.
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>>>>73,
>>>>Henry - K4TMC
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