[TowerTalk] Spiderbeam

[Don Havlicek]

If the tower was a self-supporting, aluminum, two could erect it.
Remember that the antenna, mast, and rotor add a huge load to be pulled/pushed up.
I suggest a truck and falling Derrick arrangement to make the erection simple!
Good luck.
73
Don
N8DE

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On Jul 20, 2019 10:55 PM, Gary <gary_mayfield at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> What are folks experiences with the Spiderbeam? I am looking at putting the "heavy duty" version here at the QTH. 
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> I am thinking Spiderbeam on a 35 foot aluminum tower. I know that is not much by tower talk standards, but it would much better than what I have. 
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> Would two guys be able walk this arrangement up and down with no climbing? Years ago I had a Hexbeam on an HDBX-48 hinged at the base and it took  a lift of some kind to walk it up or down. 
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> Thanks and 73, 
> Gary kk0sd 
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