[Boatanchors] Guy Wire Insulator Placement

[Rob Atkinson]

If you only want to go up 50 or 60 feet, I'd consider a free standing
tower.  Then johhny balls and guys are a moot subject.
I'm told the Mosely TA33 is a good beam, but only covers 10, 15 and
20.   Have you considered a quad?   Work well at low heights; small
turning radius.

A 40 foot free standing aluminum tower could be wenched over for work
on the ground.

important question re tower height:  what is your local topography
like?   i.e., tower down in a hole; up on a hill, on flat ground...?

Just some ideas but disclaimer:  I have never owned a tower, never
owned a beam, rotator, any of that and never been a big DX chaser or
high band op.  just a dipole here at 35 feet for the high bands.  All
information above is from listening and reading.

One thing I'd avoid is those cable/pulley crank ups.  Unless you are a
professional mechanic and really know how to treat them, I'd stay away
from them.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 7:17 PM, Bill Stewart <cwopr at embarqmail.com> wrote:
>
> Good evening,
> This is a bit off topic, and if to far, please direct me to the proper list.
> It is related to BAs since that's what I'll be running into the antennas.
> My 85ft Rohn 25 w/TH6DXX is gonna have to be removed, by
> crane, due to a tree falling across the lower end of a guy set. Thankfully
> it did stay up. The combo served me well for close to 40 years. I hope
> to replace it with a lower tower (maybe 50-60 ft) with a much smaller,
> compromise beam. My DXing interest is just abt nil and has been for the
> last dozen or so years. However, I had fun working the pileups and  usually
> used 100w or less and at most a 30L1 amp. I would like to have an HF
> beam available, just in case the DX bug bites again. Plus the tower will
> continue to be a main support of numerous wire antennas.
>
> On the old tower I only used johnny balls at the tower...none in the
> guy wires. I think I had visions of loading up the guys on 160/80, but
> never did. I never had any problems...maybe ignorance was bliss.
> My question is just how important is breaking up the guys with insulators.
> I'm familiar with the reason, but I'm wondering, practically speaking,
> just how important it really is.
>
> Thanks for any comments.
> 73 de Bill K4JYS
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