Who owns the land that it sits on? You could get a pretty penny for the copper that is in the heliax. You would probably need a crane to disassemble it and sell it for steel. But find a local tower company and see if they want to look at it. Engineering firms are usually about $400.00 per hour. I am sure they would have equipment to test the guy wires.
You could start by clearing all the brush from the guy wires and tower, then you would be able to inspect it better. Looks like someone put it up and abndoned it later. Hence the under growth. Butch in Billings, MT KE7FEL/r On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 9:44 PM, dgrapach <[email protected]> wrote: > > > This tower is near Plumville, the Ballsinger radio tower. I will always er > on the side of safety, if it is jumk I want no part of it. just trying to > determan if in worth the trouble.. > > Denny > > > --- In [email protected]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, > MCH <m...@...> wrote: > > > > 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]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Richard W. Solomon" <w1ksz@> 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 <dgrapach@> > > >>> Sent: Jun 2, 2010 9:27 PM > > >>> To: [email protected]<Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> > > >>> 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 > > > > > > > >
