HAM Shack/Antenna Tower
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Metal Tower
Overview
This is a planning page for putting up the Antenna Tower at the Make Shop
Instructional Resources
Parts Needed
- Hinged Base Plate: https://www.protelecomsupply.com/rohn-products-llc-25g-hinged-base-plate ~$350
- This is expensive, can we get someone to weld a custom one together?
- Called Gigaparts, they don't sell these, but recommended MFJ in Starkville, MS.
- Have emailed in a request --Omegix (talk) 16:55, 4 February 2015 (CST)
- MFJ Says to try Texas Towers, and that baseplates are typically sold with the tower
- Concrete (likely to be purchased by a concrete supplier)
- "$90/cubic Yd + fees for loads under 4 cY. and they do not dig holes or any other kind of site setup just show up, pour concrete, and leave my cement mixer is a 1.25 cubic Ft mixer so you'd have to load it 21 times to make a single cubic Yd and the ham tower will probably need 2 cu Yds also plus the cost of dry concrete, of course." ~Enabrintain
- Shovels for digging the hole
- Rebar
- Wood for hanging the base place rods in the setting concrete
- Base Plate bolts: https://www.google.com/shopping/product/5017470159642663498?safe=strict&sclient=psy-ab&q=ham+radio+hinge+base+plate&oq=ham+radio+hinge+base+plate&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&bvm=bv.85142067,d.eXY&biw=1680&bih=939&tch=1&ech=1&psi=XZvSVJKsIIyqgwTe8oO4Cw.1423088478217.3&prds=paur:ClkAsKraX9bj71jeeL1S1XzgS8kKSlzpdgsdMS2CmcvKSwYKyZeP90On-EBgmYVPRsmyXOdMl4BrLeHDrf62vID_rWP7SzStB9y-0gG04FRcqBArlLJEVBOgNhIZAFPVH7169tvGCn28Wql0GPcCuV5CTiNaaw&ei=apvSVIAtw6WDBOukg9gK&ved=0CHMQpiswAg ~$30
- if we had something that could bend metal bolts, it seems like we could make these ourselves
- Hand crank wench
- Wire for wenching the tower up and down
Capabilities Desired
- Needs to be tilt-able so we can easily service the equipment mounted on the tower without climbing it
- Needs to be semi-portable, meaning that if we ever move we can unbolt the tower and take it with us.
- Electric wench would be preferrable for taking it up and down, but we could probably do alright with a hand crank.
