[TowerTalk] Power Pole

[Roger (K8RI)]

Larry Melby wrote:
> If you have ever gaffed out of a pole ( I can still feel the splinters 20 years later) it would diminish the desire to use one for a tower unless you have ready access to a bucket truck
>   
Ever climb those old, dry, nothing but splinters telephone poles?  The 
ones that have been around so long one man can lift  the whole thing?  
Of course they weren't treated, but gaffing out on one of those is like 
having your pant legs stapled (or sewn) to your legs.  I think about 
half of them were held up by the wires to the other half.  They made an 
unguyed 60' 25 G look as solid as the Empire State Building. <:-))

I worked as a lineman along with my dad on an old, privately owned phone 
line when I was still in my teens.  I think I may still have the test 
set some where.  This is when the phones all had magnetos in them. Of 
course even after telling every one not to try to use the line as we'd 
be working on it, invariably some one would hear the ring from the test 
set, and immediately try to call someone. That was worse than an 
electric fence, but it still wasn't as bad as the splinters.

73

Roger (K8RI)
> --- On Wed, 6/3/09, Dennis W0JX <w0jx at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> From: Dennis W0JX <w0jx at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Power Pole
> To: n4hgz at bellsouth.net
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2009, 8:05 AM
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> The value to you depends on how you are going to use it. They are hefty beasts and can easily support a very large array. Approximately 10% goes in the ground. So for 40 foot actual height, you need a 44+ foot pole.
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> The main problem for arrays is rotor mounting and providing a proper thrust bearing at the top. And of course, there is the climbing issue.
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> Once it is up, how do you take it (the pole) down? In my opinion, a tower is better. You can take it with you when you move or sell it if you have to liquidate.
>  
> Dennis W0JX/8
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