[TowerTalk] Galvenized Monopole Foundation

[John Simmons]

Very interesting post. I worked for a two-way shop for 27 years. When we 
were in search of a local tower guy for subcontracting I found a tree 
climber. The tree guy said that he had climbed dozens of 100' trees, 
using a chain saw. We tried him out- he was afraid the towers would 
collapse and had ZERO mechanical aptitude. Was a bad experience all around.


-- 
73,
-de John NI0K
https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K


Jim Brown wrote on 8/5/2020 4:01 PM:
> On 8/5/2020 1:34 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>> One of the local hams here had a big (~100+ ft) tree "topped" and
>> had a tower section installed as you described, so he could put
>> up a rotatable Yagi.  He would tell us about all the hassles
>> of training lumberjacks to do installation and maintenance.
>> I guess a crane couldn't get in to the forest.
>
> Right. That's NI6T, well known DXer and contester. Years ago when I 
> was considering that idea, he talked me out of it for the reasons 
> noted. Think of it this way -- if you hire someone to climb a tower, 
> it's very likely that he knows what to do when he gets up there. Tree 
> climbers are clueless, and in my experience, not teachable.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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