Re: [smartBridges] Towers

[Gloria Vester]

We built our own tower and it was rather inexpensive.  I have a friend who was in the two way radio business for 40 years and built lots of towers, so he was very helpful.  We bought the 100' steel tower (Rohn 25G) from Hutton (www.huttononline.com), picked it up locally, for less than $1k.  We used friends / relatives for labor (free) so the only additional cost was the concrete, rebar, guy wires, and miscellaneous hardware.  It was not that difficult to build, took us about 4 days, mainly due to the over 100 degree heat.  Total investment was less than $2.5k.  If you need any help with how to build one, what parts to buy, want to see pictures of ours going up, etc., just email me offline ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) and I will be happy to help.   Gloria ----- Original Message ----- From: Dennis Burgess To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 12:50 PM Subject: [smartBridges] Towers I was wonder what everyone is doing for towers?  I have high trees in my area, 70 foot high in some cases.  I'm running off a radio station tower now, but what other options are there?  I have found a 100 foot telescoping tower for like $3,200 bucks, but you need a crane and a big ass crew just to get the thing up, not to mention the guy wires.     Anyone have any suggestions?    Dennis