[TowerTalk] Tower Build

[Mike Reublin NF4L]

A guyed tower is nice if you climb, or have cheap easy access to a climber and/or crane. As we age, and climbers become a real rarity,  a crank-up tilt-over becomes a much better choice. Antennas, rotors and coax WILL need attention at some time.
73, Mike NF4L


> On Jul 2, 2015, at 6:40 PM, Big Don <bigdon39 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Before summarily blowing off a guyed configuration, it would be worth
> browsing thru the TowerTalk Archives for all the problems folks have had
> with winches, cables, pulleys, coax pinches/tangles/fatigue, sections
> jammiing, including unhappy motor electronics (today's stuff).
> 
> http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/
> 
> Put up a guyed tower properly and you can forget it, it's ready to go
> instantly when a rare one pops up, don't have to panic if severe weather is
> coming (and you happen to be *up*). Our guyed tower has been up 40 years
> and we sleep well at night...
> Don  N7EF