[TowerTalk] Fwd: Wood constructed tower

[hanslg at aol.com]

Remember something about it from ARRL handbook a couple (or so) years ago. Was made of three planks (2x8 should probably do). Two of them were clamped around the third. It looked like an "A" with a spire on the top. Don't know if it would make 40' though. Always a start. Shall look for it and come back (unless somebody else finds it before me, which is very possible)

73 de N2JFS Hans


-----Original Message-----
From: k2vi <k2vi at cox.net>
To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
Sent: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 4:38 pm
Subject: [TowerTalk] Wood constructed tower



Would there be a way to construct a 40' wood tower, The base being 10'x10'square 
and the top at 5'x5' square. Probably 4x4 posts bolted together. A ladder made 
to climb up to the top. Sort of like a WW2 lookout tower. All pressure treated. 
I would love this because I can then bolt a 5' roof tower on top and maintain 
the antenna, feedline and rotor whenever I want with no help. As I get older i 
would still be able to maintain the antenna and not have to rely on others. Has 
anyone had if inducted this idea. Would be interested to know.

tony k2vi
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