[TowerTalk] Rohn 55g 60ft guyed - advice

[Simon Lewis]

Hi All 
 
Lucky me! I am moving into a new QTH shortly and finally have 10 acres to play with for antennas!
 
I also recently aquired 24 sections of used Rohn 55g(ex comms tower) (on top of the HD 18m tiltover I purchased from the UK to replace the 15m tower I lost a few years ago post earthquakes in a Nor'west storm that killed my 4 x 12 ele 144MHz EME array.
 
I am keen to add some new antennas for HF (Steppir DB36) but will prob maximise my height at 60ft due to high winds in this area. We can exceed 100 mph a few times a year here as I am in the lee of the southern alps here in Christchurch.
 
I am ok with the tiltover mast but never built/installed a guyed tower .. So keen to get some advice/input from someone knowledgeable about Rohn towers.
 
The Rohn catalog seems only to show guyed examples from 100ft .... The 45g shows 40-50ft and I have been looking on those but extrapolating out to 55g 
 
The DB36 is 17.5 sq ft of antenna ...
 
I was keen to have the ability to lower the DB36 in storms to ground level so was planning to use an RT Innovation Razor hazer system.
 
I think 60ft with top guys on a Rohn 55g is ok ???
 
Having 2 sets of guys might be difficult to lower the hazer quickly if I see a storm coming.
 
So I don't expect the DB36 to be up in 100mph winds .. The steppir would fold I think anyway
 
Any advise on this type of setup would be appreciated 
 
I think the top guys (phillystran - and lower 20-30ft or so in EHS in case of bush fires ) would be ok 
 
I'd do two sets but I think the hazer lowering would be complicated ?
 
Cheers
 
Simon ZL4PLM


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