Hi Bob. To be honest, I've never participated in HAM, but I might take it
up once this tower is in place. I have to do as much as possible with it to
justify it in mutilple ways :)
So, I will not initially have any ham radios on it. However, the local wisp
may put an additional antenna on it for repeating their signal.
>
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* Gamer One <zerogow1@gmail.com>
> *To:* towertalk@contesting.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 28, 2017 12:24 PM
> *Subject:* [TowerTalk] New tower questions
>
> Hello everyone. I am new to the mailing list, and I am glad I now have a
> resource to look over for all the question I have.
>
> I work in IT and have been doing so for more than 20 years now. I have
> purchased a new home in the woods which is paradise except for the lack of
> "reasonable" internet, that is to say, there is none provided by any wired
> services. I suppose many of you know of what I speak :)
>
> There is a small wisp in my area which provides internet. However, I need
> to construct a tower which can get above the tree line in order to gain
> line of sight. Most of the woods I own are established hardwoods;
> therefore, the trees are tall.
>
> I have used a drone to get above the tree line and see the tower I need to
> connect to. I also know, via range finder, that the drone was approximately
> 100 feet up.
>
> So, I need to determine what sort of tower I need to get in order to
> support a 2 foot antenna. I prefer the look of a self supporting tower.
> There are so many manufacturers of towers that I simply do not know where
> to begin.
>
> Additionally, I have been told that up to 100 feet requires no permit and
> anything above does. I think I may go 150 feet just for future proofing and
> for the potential of using this tower for other antennas in the future. I
> can do some of the work myself and also hire out things I can't or don't
> want to do.
>
> What I really need help with is determining what type of ss tower I need to
> be looking for.
>
> Also, I am wondering if tower pieces/sections can be purchased separately
> and then put together to gain height. Obviously, I am referring to
> purchasing identical tower parts i.e. Rohn 55G tower sections, etc.
>
> Should I go for a complete tower package or is finding the proper sections
> separately and then putting them all together an option as well? I do not
> have to rush this project, so I am able to take my time finding what I
> need.
>
> Thank you all for the help and time it takes to answer these questions!
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
>
>
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|