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Re: [TowerTalk] Freestanding tower, narrow city lot

To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Freestanding tower, narrow city lot
From: Ryan Jairam <rjairam@gmail.com>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2010 15:09:49 -0400
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That tower is comprised of 4 10ft sections. It will be very easy for
an experienced tower guy to lift each section up, maybe even with a
gin pole.

You may also want to check with your town/city for what kind of
permits you need as well, given your small lot.

On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Benson <btw@fastmail.us> wrote:
> I'm interested in putting up a freestanding aluminum tower in my small
> back yard. Our lot is a narrow one; the main house is toward the front
> of the lot, and there is a detached two-story garage apartment at the
> back of the lot. Where I want the tower is the slightly sloped grassy
> yard area between the two buildings. My preference is the Universal
> 12-40. Question: since there is not room to assemble the tower and
> antennas on the ground and push the whole thing up, how difficult is it
> for an experienced tower person (obviously not me!) to erect the tower
> piece by piece, and install a hex-beam on the top? I understand that
> this tower model is overkill for a hexbeam, but I want the tower to be
> able to support larger/more antennae in the future.
>
> Benson, NE4W
> radioactivestyle.com
>
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