[TowerTalk] Insulating towers

[Herb Schoenbohm]

Maybe using a many layer sandwich of Lexan or of Teflon sheets between 
the base plate and foundation and large insulated washers might be 
cheaper but the capacity of that plate to ground and any voltage 
requirements must be considered.


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ



On 12/26/2013 3:39 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote:
> Any thoughts on insulating a tower?  I have some Rohn 25 that I want 
> to use to make a home brew version of a Hy-Gain Hy-Tower multi-band 
> vertical.  I am considering two approaches:
>
> 1.  Buy a plastic cutting board to cut up for material to home brew 
> insulators to be electrically between the tilt base and the tower 
> proper. (I have a friend with MS Mech Eng and 35 years hands on 
> experience who will, if asked, consult on this or help me design it.)
>
> 2. Pay the $ and buy 3 insulators from Hy-Gain as replacement parts 
> for a HY-Gain Hy-Tower antenna.
>
> Any thoughts on item 1 or other ideas to git 'er done.
>
> Patrick NJ5G
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Jim Lux
> Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2013 12:58 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Raising Towers
>
> On 12/26/13 10:41 AM, Hector Garcia,XE2K wrote:
>> Some very interesting ideas, very ingenious and a lot to avoid
>> I got scare with his double braid rope as lanyard @200ft tower
>
> Well, if you're raising it in your (big) backyard, and you're aware of
> the risks, then you can use dental floss if you think it will work.
>
>> not FAA lights on 200ft towers?
> That would be a problem..  Maybe his "200 foot" tower is actually 199
> ft, 6", and exempt.
>
>> those bungee cords as insulators or for tension ?
> I'm thinking some sort of shock absorption.
>
>> the anchor in the wash
>> no insulators in the guy wires.
>
> if the guy doesn't happen to be "the wrong length", then there's no
> particular reason for insulators (unless you're feeding the tower as the
> radiator)
>
>> some good things to use  and some ones to avoid  from my point of view
>> be safe
>>
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