Looking at the pictures a good cleaning + painting and replacement of guys after Engineering (mechanical) inspection and establishing that the tube inside is not filled with flakes of rust , still seem like a good idea ?
To: [email protected] From: [email protected] Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 03:11:10 +0000 Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Advice on 40 year old radio tower 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 > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Need a new place to live? Find it on Domain.com.au http://clk.atdmt.com/NMN/go/157631292/direct/01/
