[SADXA] My Tower

BERNIE J SASEK bsasek at msn.com
Sat Apr 25 19:38:12 EDT 2009 

Jerry and all.
you need to check out   'kc0ll.net'    this guy beat pima county p&z at their own game. still in SD. We are leaving for Tucson tomorrow morning.   Tom, KM6K, says to say hello.  Hope to be on the air in 24 hours.     

Bernie
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jerry Wothe<mailto:jdwothe at cox.net> 
  To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector<mailto:sadxa at mailman.qth.net> 
  Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:30 PM
  Subject: Re: [SADXA] My Tower


  I have not seen a pole with that  kind of wind load rating but I am sure 
  they are around.

  You are right about Pima County. Those guys are such a wonderful bunch, they 
  are looking out for our best interests.

  If I walked in and told them I was planning to put that tower up, they would 
  probably have a cow.

  Some day when we are together I will tell you a story about a guy in 
  Prescott that went in and told the permit folks he was going to put up a 90' 
  tower in a 35' zone. They said you cant do that.  In  the end he got a 
  permit.

  Great Stories.

  Jerry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: <k5rr at aol.com<mailto:k5rr at aol.com>>
  To: <sadxa at mailman.qth.net<mailto:sadxa at mailman.qth.net>>
  Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 2:04 PM
  Subject: Re: [SADXA] My Tower


  > I?think for what you'd have to pay for one of these things you could get a 
  > rotating steel pole.? I think I'd rather go that route.? Fortunately, Pima 
  > County keeps our impulses in check.
  >
  > Dick
  >
  >
  > -----Original Message-----
  > From: Jerry Wothe <jdwothe at cox.net<mailto:jdwothe at cox.net>>
  > To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector <sadxa at mailman.qth.net<mailto:sadxa at mailman.qth.net>>
  > Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 1:48 pm
  > Subject: Re: [SADXA] My Tower
  >
  >
  >
  > Actually, one to the guys in the CADXA says he imports heavy stuff all the
  > time from Japan and says shipping isn't all that bad. He quoted it cost
  > about $300 to ship a car from there. I am sure this will be much more as I
  > don't know of many cars that weigh 15 tons. But I will ask him what he
  > thinks this one would be.
  >
  > I missed that weight tag on their site. I would imagine the 168' job is a
  > few more K lbs. I wonder how much concrete that thing needs under it?
  >
  > 73's
  > Jerry
  > ----- Original Message ----- 
  > From: <k5rr at aol.com<mailto:k5rr at aol.com>>
  > To: <sadxa at mailman.qth.net<mailto:sadxa at mailman.qth.net>>
  > Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 5:59 AM
  > Subject: Re: [SADXA] My Tower
  >
  >
  >> Their web site says that the 145 foot model weighs 28,600 lb!!!??See
  >> www.luso.us/index2.html<http://www.luso.us/index2.html>.? I assume they're going to ship these things 
  >> from
  >> Japan.? What must that cost?!
  >>
  >> 73, Dick
  >>
  >>
  >> -----Original Message-----
  >> From: Jerry Wothe <jdwothe at cox.net<mailto:jdwothe at cox.net>>
  >> To: Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector <sadxa at mailman.qth.net<mailto:sadxa at mailman.qth.net>>
  >> Sent: Sat, 25 Apr 2009 4:25 am
  >> Subject: Re: [SADXA] My Tower
  >>
  >>
  >>
  >> Hi Dick:
  >>
  >> Yes I think you are right about the market in the US. When one looks at
  >> the
  >> size of everything to deal with something like that its mind boggling.
  >>
  >> It sure would be fun to have something like that, but I supposed the
  >> neighbors would not be very happy, to say the least.
  >>
  >> I could not find anything on the weight of the unit. It has to be several
  >> tons.
  >>
  >> Jerry
  >> ----- Original Message ----- 
  >> From: <k5rr at aol.com<mailto:k5rr at aol.com>>
  >> To: <sadxa at mailman.qth.net<mailto:sadxa at mailman.qth.net>>
  >> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:21 PM
  >> Subject: Re: [SADXA] My Tower
  >>
  >>
  >>> These Luso people are crazy to think there's a significant U.S. market
  >>> for
  >>> these things.? Got to give them credit for audacity, though.
  >>> Yeah, I'd like to have one.?
  >>>
  >>> Dick
  >>>
  >>>
  >>> -----Original Message-----
  >>> From: Jerry Wothe <jdwothe at cox.net<mailto:jdwothe at cox.net>>
  >>> To: ""Undisclosed-Recipient:;""@mailman.qth.net<mailto:%22Undisclosed-Recipient:;%22%22 at mailman.qth.net>
  >>> Sent: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 9:17 am
  >>> Subject: [SADXA] My Tower
  >>>
  >>>
  >>>
  >>> I have finally found a tower I think will do just fine. Adjusta
  > ble for
  >>> the
  >>> right
  >>> angle of take off, so  that is not an issue.
  >>>
  >>> Its a Luso, free standing crank up.
  >>>
  >>> Full height 168'
  >>> Nested 44'
  >>> 140 SQ ft at 50 MPH
  >>> 18" at the  top and it will  take a 8.6" mast
  >>> 82" across the bottom.
  >>> 6 sections,
  >>> 50 Seconds up or down with slowing at the ends so as not to bend all the
  >>> elements when it stops.
  >>>
  >>> I wonder what the HOAs would think of that. Even the county of Pima 
  >>> would
  >>> have a
  >>> cow.
  >>>
  >>> That is what I call a real tower.
  >>>
  >>> It only takes a little $$$$ but I dont know how much.
  >>>
  >>> They have others less impressive tower, like, 145' and 118', hardly 
  >>> worth
  >>> considering.
  >>>
  >>> Check it out at:  http://www.luso.us/index2.html<http://www.luso.us/index2.html>
  >>>
  >>> Why stop at 70 or 80 feet when you can go to 168.
  >>>
  >>> 73's
  >>> Jerry
  >>> W6XI
  >>>
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