This is a copy of my message to the Towertalk reflector.
I subscribed to this list a week ago because I am planning on taking the
whole
winter to decide what kind of tower to put up next spring. I am mainly looking
to
put up a 160m vertical. I am going to summarize my thinking so far.
I have been corresponding with many of you privately, and one of the things
that I investigated was the Conical Monopole. This design provides two big
advantages over a series fed tower; it is safer for lightning, being grounded,
and it can be about 20% shorter than a full-length 1/4 wave vertical. Lastly,
it
is usable up to 40m as well.
My most difficult decision now becomes whether to use 25g, like everyone
here, or go with self-supporting, which I see very little discussion on. Could
this be because self-supporting is much more trouble-free? Or is it just
because
most of you don't think it is worth the $$ ?
I take this as a positive, because, judging by all the trials and
tribulations I see
many of you discussing, regarding guys and tensioning, it looks to me like a
self-supporter would be worth the extra cost, with the added bonus of being a
lot better looking to the XYL.
Thanks for all of your collective expertise,
||Larry||
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"There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding
joy everywhere and of leaving it behind them when they go. "
Frederick Faber (1814-1863)
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