Looking at the pictures you have shown, I would not try and reuse the existing tower. It has rust and shows a lack of maintenance by the trees in the guy wires as well as the vines growing up from the base. If the funds were available to get the property and erect a new tower where you could keep the area clean you look to have a pretty good site. Do you know what the coverage area is at its current height? Also it looks to me that the electrical is underground as I did not see a pole nearby so you may have issues there as well.
Stan From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of dgrapach Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Advice on 40 year old radio tower The pictures are here of the tower. http://s903.photobucket.com/albums/ac231/dgrapach/Old%20tower/Old%20Tower/ --- In [email protected] <mailto:Repeater-Builder%40yahoogroups.com> , "dgrapach" <dgrap...@...> 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] <mailto: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] <mailto: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 > > > > > > > > > > > >
