[TowerTalk] Guyed vs. free-standing

[john at kk9a.com]

I agree with Bill, I have installed many large yagis by dropping the guys, 
one set at a time and pulling the antenns straight up with very little 
assistance.  It's easier if you install the antennas from the top down, 
however things don't always work out that way and a person on the ground can 
usually pull the antenna far enough away from the tower to go around the 
obstacle.  This method will also work with a pier pin base as long as you 
have at least one set of guys attached.  Pulling an antenna straight up a 
freestanding tower is not always easy as some have a very large base 
section.

John KK9A


To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guyed vs. free-standing
From: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:30:26 EDT
List-post: <mailto:towertalk at contesting.com>


In a message dated 10/15/2007 2:34:42 P.M. Greenwich Standard Time,
dhearn at air-pipe.com writes:

The  self
supporting tower allows yagis to be raised vertically with ease while  guyed
towers require working the antenna thru the guy  wires.


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Wrong.  I and many other hams have successfully raised the antennas,  by
simply dropping the guys, either one group at a time, or by dropping all 
guys
and
bringing it up the side of the tower.  Of course common sense is of  utmost
importance in doing so....don't do it in heavy winds and so forth. 
However,
it can be done on towers not installed with a flat plate or pivot  bases.

There are a couple of  other ways to go on this without having to  fight the
guys...trams, and assembling the antennas on the tower.

My plans for raising up all the antennas out here in KH6 is to bring them 
up
the side of the 150 foot tower one at a time.

Bill K4XS/KH7XS