[TowerTalk] Freestanding tower, narrow city lot

[john at kk9a.com]

I have put up two Universal towers by stacking the sections vertically.  I 
had to modify my Rohn gin pole to fit the larger diameter leg, but other 
than that it was easier than trying to walk it up as they show in their 
catalog.

John KK9A




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Subject: [TowerTalk] Freestanding tower, narrow city lot
From: Benson <btw at fastmail.us>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." 
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Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 13:42:38 -0400
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I'm interested in putting up a freestanding aluminum tower in my small
back yard. Our lot is a narrow one; the main house is toward the front
of the lot, and there is a detached two-story garage apartment at the
back of the lot. Where I want the tower is the slightly sloped grassy
yard area between the two buildings. My preference is the Universal
12-40. Question: since there is not room to assemble the tower and
antennas on the ground and push the whole thing up, how difficult is it
for an experienced tower person (obviously not me!) to erect the tower
piece by piece, and install a hex-beam on the top? I understand that
this tower model is overkill for a hexbeam, but I want the tower to be
able to support larger/more antennae in the future.

Benson, NE4W
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