[SADXA] My Tower
Jerry Wothe
jdwothe at cox.net
Sat Apr 25 22:30:37 EDT 2009
Bernie:
You must have been in HRO there in SD. Tom and I go back many years.
I checked out the KC0LL website. I chuckled all the way through the view of
the tower. What a fantastic outcome. I wonder how much flack the county has
had over that tower. The jokers at the Pima P&Z really did themselves in on
this one. I must find him and hear his story.
I wonder what they define as an engineered tower. Rohn is an engineered
tower with engineering to go with it.
Have a great trip home.
Jerry
----- Original Message -----
From: "BERNIE J SASEK" <bsasek at msn.com>
To: "Southern AZ DX Association E-Mail Reflector" <sadxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [SADXA] My Tower
> 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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