Thanks for the advice!!! Here's a copy of what I asked Jon Martin of Trylon:
Jon,
I have some important question (for your engineering/specifications people).
I was bragging about my decision to go with your product on the
"tower-talk" internet reflector and I received several comments (so far)
that concern me.
Here are some of the comments:
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Just noticed that they rate the tower for the load to be no higher than
2 feet above the top and a max vertical force not to exceed 300 lbs.
which must be centrally located and balanced over the cross-section.
I would guess these are NOT designed for long boom antennas. All the
pix I see in the ads are microwave type and vhf/uhf type antennas.
Looking at the Trylon towers page I see no reference to the amount of
torque these towers can handle. I know that some of Rohn's self
supporting towers will only accommodate a 10 foot boom. Does Trylon
supply rotor/bearing plates? Is there a place that lists better specs
for these towers?
Please don't sacrifice safety for price. If it sounds too good to be
true it probably is.
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Naturally, It is VERY important to me that the tower specifications consider
the installation of LONG boom (30 to 50 feet) amateur radio antennas in
their torque, dead-weight, and wind-load calculations.
Please get back to me as soon as possible (and let me know where more
detailed specifications can be referenced or obtained).
Thanks,
Frank T. Brady
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