[K6BW] Tower Height

Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:25:00 -0700

Hi,
When we think about total height for the tower we should consider not just
the height above ground, but above other structures, such as the nearby
trees. In the real world, another 30' above level ground may not matter a
whole lot., but the difference between 15' and 45' above the tree tops may
make a significant difference. We can use the same guy anchors for all
levels of guys and maybe the dollar cost for wire isn't so much. It
certainly will be a bigger job to raise the tower and install more guys
after the fact if we are not satisfied with the 55'.
Lars W6RMY

----- Original Message -----
From: Joy Best <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: 17 October, 2002 14:56
Subject: Re: [K6BW] Tower Height

> Agree with your suggestion.  Guy wire configuration will be enough of a
> headache as is.  Alan K6AJB
>
> Harold Johnsen wrote:
>
> >This is a request for comments from HWA membership.
> >
> >We need to decide if we are putting our 88' tower up all the way or just
> >raising it to three sections high, about 55 to 60 feet, as the previous
> >owner did.  Going up to 88' will cost us a lot of extra guy wire and,
from
> >what I can tell from my various readings about antennas, won't give us
any
> >better performance.  Does anyone have any experiences with the heights of
> >antenna towers for beam antennas?  Does anyone have any comments,
questions
> >or suggestions??  I am strongly inclined to go with three sections,
around
> >55 to 60 ft up.
> >
> >73, de Harold AE6FC
> >
> >
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