[TowerTalk] Homebrew Crank-up

[Dick Dievendorff]

What's the resale value of a homebrew tower?
Dick,  K6KR


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On Mar 26, 2010, at 8:11 PM, "Roger (K8RI)" <K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net>  
wrote:

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>
> Christopher Atkins wrote:
>> Stan,
>>
>> Homebrewing a tower especially a crank-up is a dangerous and risky  
>> proposition to say the least.  The ROI and the safety concerns is  
>> not worth the risk. In the end you will be better off buying a  
>> crank up tower. Just my opinion..
>>
> Risky, yes without doing the calculations, but one of my goals for  
> years
> has been to build a crankup and fold over, rotating mast that will  
> go to
> 60  or 70' and support at least a 30 - 10 log and maybe  a 2-meter  
> beam.
>
> OTOH there is always a certain amount of risk with any tower.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>>
>> Good Luck
>> --- On Fri, 3/26/10, Stan Stockton <k5go at cycle-24.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Stan Stockton <k5go at cycle-24.com>
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Homebrew Crank-up
>> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
>> Date: Friday, March 26, 2010, 3:00 PM
>>
>>
>> Anyone have an ideas regarding rails, rollers, general set-up, etc.  
>> that could be used for about 75 feet of 55G or 65G that would  
>> telescope into about the same length of larger tower (33 inch face,  
>> 3 inch legs), probably using an extra large prop pitch to raise and  
>> lower for 48 hours a few times a year dependent on good weather :-) ?
>>
>> Thanks...Stan, K5GO
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