[TowerTalk] SSV How-To

[Rick Kunze]

At 09:31 AM 11/27/2011, you wrote:
>and yes, I to ran several BBS' back in the day

I had a feeling there'd be BBS types out there.  It's rather nice 
that this ham crowd, by and large, isn't too cluttered with the 
"jargon du jour" of the "texting while in the crosswalk" generation.

I guess I should mention that I'm preparing to erect another tower 
that I'm sure is more relevant here; it'll be a 25G at somewhere in 
the 60' to 100' range.  I haven't yet been able to determine how high 
it'll have to be, but I've already received 60' of it and the 
base.  This will be on a desolate hill top at 400' MSL, also in the 
north Sacramento Valley.  I guess I'll shoot pictures of the whole 
thing again and add it to that web site, which certainly seems to 
have taken on a life of its own.

This next tower project will involve bringing an auger (tractor) out 
there, boring a hole, and doing exactly what is specified on Rohn's 
guidelines for a 25G with the tilt-over base.  (I may opt to build 
25G J-bolts into the center of a 45G foundation but that is still 
undecided.)  Needless to say this will be guyed.  It will also be 
solar powered, with a single panel producing 175 watts of 24V; the 
panel is 32" x 62".  This is for wireless broadband Internet use . . 
. at least.  <cackle>

Rk
K6ISP