[TowerTalk] Fast, cheap, and or good... Pick two.

[Patrick Greenlee]

In my pre-retirement days I was often in the fast, cheap, and or good; 
pick any two game.


I would like to solicit the opinions of the TT brain trust regarding the 
best tower to avoid climbing. I've been there, done that and as the 
years roll by it is less of an attraction.  I'm thinking unguyed, at 
least above the top of the lowest section and probably either crank-up, 
tilt-over, or crank-up/tilt-over.


I have a 2 section tilt-over/crank-up with 3 way guys on the lower 
section that with tube mast goes above 50 ft and handles light weight 
moderate wind loading antennas (hex beam) but it is NOT going to get a 
large heavy antenna and rotor (when exactly did rotors become rotators? 
   (Maybe about the time all problems became issues?)


I don't want to over buy (money is an issue if not a problem) but don't 
want to under buy and regret it later.  (Short sighted decisions made in 
haste can be regretted at your leisure.)


Then there is Galvanized steel vs aluminum or??

I want a design that will take a minimum of 20 sqft of antenna windage, 
250 lbs antenna weight before rotor and mast,  and preferably no guys 
but a guyed bottom section is a possibility.

Ideas, suggestions?