Is that quoted with Philystan or guys broken up with insulators? I hope
Philystran.
Where do you live that has 130mph winds? I don't know how old you are
but as I near 50 am wishing that I might have went to a crankup tower.
No guys and you can install antennas at 25 ft or less.
How about a freestanding AN Wireless type tower?
20 Sq FT is not huge.
Mike W0MU
W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net
On 5/6/2012 1:24 PM, Mark Robinson wrote:
> When I built my Rohn 45 tower I figured about $800 - $100 a set of guys if
> you figure in the tower attachment brackets, turnbuckles etc etc and maybe
> more as they get longer.
>
>
> Don't forget the maintenance and tension checking involved.
>
> Have you looked at Rohn 45 or 55?
>
> If it was me I would go with the Rohn 65. It is a lot nicer to climb than
> the narrow Rohn 25 and I would avoid all those extra guy wires and all the
> hassle involved with them.
>
>
>
> Mark N1UK
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Willenberg"<wewill747@gmail.com>
> To:<towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, 06 May, 2012 2:58 PM
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Help With First Tower
>
>
>> I really need some input on the design of my first tower.
>>
>>
>> As I have previously mentioned on this Reflector, I want to put up a 100
>> ft
>> guyed tower on my 5 acre lot that will support 20 sq ft of antenna,
>> rotator, etc. To get a building permit, the tower has to be designed to
>> meet the requirements of TIA/EIA-222 for a maximum wind gust of 130MPH.
>>
>>
>> I have now located a PE who is licensed in my home state and has
>> substantial experience in the design of ham towers. I have also located a
>> professional installer who will supervise and participate in the entire
>> installation (in other words, I will not be doing any of the work).
>>
>>
>> Here is the dilemma the designer has presented to me. (The following are
>> not real examples, but are just used to illustrate the point.) I could
>> use
>> Rohn 25 with 18 total guys or I could use Rohn 65 with 9 guys. In the
>> first case, the tower sections would cost less than in the second case,
>> but
>> there would be more labor in installing 19 guys (and the guys would cost
>> more) than 9 guys. Also, the amount of concrete in the base and the guy
>> anchors would be different.
>>
>>
>> There must be a way to determine the most cost-effective selection of type
>> of tower and number of guys.
>>
>>
>> Can someone help me?
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