If this happens to be near Saltsburg, look up the tower and I think you will find the tower is bent from the trees pulling on the guy wires. At least, it was that way about 10-15 years ago, and I doubt it has gotten any better. I also doubt you will find anyone willing (read: dumb enough) to climb it.
Again, though, if it's the one I'm thinking it might be. Joe M. dgrapach wrote: > Very true,this tower had it's guy wires in the woods under the trees, the > site was abandon for years. > > Where and how do I find an engineer to inspect it. I am in Indiana county pa. > Is it feasible to change guy wires, do they recomemd it? > > --- In [email protected], "Richard W. Solomon" <w1...@...> > wrote: >> Tower location is an important piece of the equation. Big difference >> between the East Coast and the Sonoran Desert !! >> >> 73, Dick, W1KSZ >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dgrapach <dgrap...@...> >>> Sent: Jun 2, 2010 9:27 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Advice on 40 year old radio tower >>> >>> I need advice on using an old radio tower. It looks like to be the size of >>> a 45G, the cross bars are bolted on instead of welded. The >>> >>> tower looks as if it is ok, light surface rust, bolts look ok on the >>> outside, of course can't see inside. Heavy rust and pitting on several guy >>> wires, >>> >>> guys are in amoung the trees, the location needs cleared, tower height 150 >>> feet. Any one have experance on this type of tower? How much rust >>> >>> is aceptable on a gut wire? How do you decide on the safety on an old tower >>> like this? What is the differance between guy wire and cable >>> >>> used as a guy wire? So many questions... Thanks for any help. >>> >>> Denny >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >>> Yahoo! Groups Links >>> >>> >>> > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 9.0.783 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2746 - Release Date: 03/14/10 > 03:33:00 >
