[TowerTalk] Aluminum towers -- can you really "walk one up"?

[Roger (K8RI) on TT]

I've walked up a 40' 25G tower, with the rotator installed by my self.
5 of us walked up a 50 footer.  This is a steel tower which is much 
heavier than the self supporting Aluminum tower so I'd think one person 
could do the 40' Aluminum tower with ease.

You didn't say "with antenna and rotator in place", so I'm assuming you 
are not doing this with a big antenna mounted.

73

Roger (K8RI)


On 3/4/2015 10:53 PM, Tom Cox wrote:
> I keep seeing ads for self-supporting aluminum towers that are so 
> light that one person can "walk up" a 40-footer with a hinged base. Of 
> course, walking one DOWN might be more interesting, unless one has 
> ropes, blocks, and a team. Can walking one up really be done, even 
> with light, VHF-UHF verticals and/or TV antennas? It just seems a 
> tower light enough to walk up can't be strong enough to STAY up.
>
> I can't afford a motorized tilt-over or telescoping crank-up, unless 
> it's used, and even then, it's unlikely, on my retirement income. All 
> I want to tackle is 30 to 40 feet. Should I forget about a tower 
> altogether, or buy a section of Rohn 25 a month, or... what?
>
> 73,
> Tom, KT9OM,
> NW Middle TN
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73

Roger (K8RI)


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