This tower is near Plumville, the Ballsinger radio tower. I will always er on the side of safety, if it is jumk I want no part of it. just trying to determan if in worth the trouble..
Denny --- In Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com, MCH <m...@...> wrote: > > If this happens to be near Saltsburg, look up the tower and I think you > will find the tower is bent from the trees pulling on the guy wires. At > least, it was that way about 10-15 years ago, and I doubt it has gotten > any better. I also doubt you will find anyone willing (read: dumb > enough) to climb it. > > Again, though, if it's the one I'm thinking it might be. > > Joe M. > > dgrapach 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 Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.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: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.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 > >>> > >>> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > Internal Virus Database is out of date. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 9.0.783 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2746 - Release Date: 03/14/10 > > 03:33:00 > > >
