A close up view of my ham radio tower and tower stand. The tower is five sections of Rohn 25-G tower. The top section is 8 feet long making the tower approximately 48 feet tall.
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@wlocke29914 жыл бұрын
I'm so jealous right now, it's absolutely the sweetest rig I have ever seen. awesome job Dave !
@tylermicah54213 жыл бұрын
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@paytonnova16033 жыл бұрын
@Tyler Micah instablaster :)
@stevenlawhon36953 жыл бұрын
Love the stand for the tower, no danger of falling accidents, no climbers needed!
@JockoFlocko Жыл бұрын
That is epic. I love the simplicity of the design, very few moving parts and using a proven method for raising and lowering it. Nice job.
@Nodularguy19 жыл бұрын
Super clean and professional as always. Came at the right time for me. I am building my second tower right now and you gave me some excellent ideas. Many thanks Dave !
@cfpau2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. Bad ass!!! I’m sorry but I need you permission to copy that design. Without a doubt is the best setup I’ve seen. I got excited seeing it go up. Great job! 👍👍👍✅👏
@ODVenture9 жыл бұрын
Nice! I love the idea of lowering the tower so easily in the event of a sever storm. I live in tornado alley.
@not2fast4u2c9 жыл бұрын
You have a Nice tower !!! I like how it's built the base and hinge parts are really well built and the winch setup is really nice !!!!
@SunriseCrawlers Жыл бұрын
This is the best home made setup I have seen yet
@richardholt31915 ай бұрын
I'm a retired structural engineer with retired licenses. The structure looks fine. Well thought-out. What I haven't been able to see is the anchor bolt pattern and sizes. Bolt pull out would be my primary concern for the design. I am a 75 year ham and my tower climbing days are done
@jimnorrish55073 жыл бұрын
Wow I can only dream for such a work of art , good job!!
@frankr59412 жыл бұрын
Kb0rdk here, i designed and built that base. All material and design was evaluated with a senior chief engineer. Retired programmer/machinist now and no longer work steel. Hope you enjoyed the design 73 de kbordk
@danbasta36774 жыл бұрын
Love how you painted it red and white.
@normjacques68534 жыл бұрын
Beautiful! Well done! I'm envious. Most hams are conscientious enough to take every precaution when erecting a tower. A quick search through KZfaq, though, will show that 'most' doesn't mean 'all.' Yours is a great example of a good one. Thanks!
@ik049 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, Please stand to the side of the cable path when erecting the tower! You don't want to be lined up in its path if something lets go...
@alphasxsignal7 жыл бұрын
Yea you might get cut in half. I use to have a Paul Buyan Whip 60ft tall round steel pole 6" at bottom and 3 at top. The plans are in old QST and I could lower it and raise it with rope. It was counter balanced with weight on bottom for the TH-6DXX and Ham M. No winch needed in that design. I had to push it to get it started to tilt over. Its in old QST article you can find on QST page.
@CarlJohnson-km8zr6 жыл бұрын
I dont think that weight is exceeding the cable capacity lol, but yes good practice
@ironblack53874 жыл бұрын
Penguin with hat, nice
@isaacgriffin91847 жыл бұрын
gave me some really good ideas on the construction of my Towner to be. thanks for sharing.
@JarlSeamusАй бұрын
That is one sexy tower!
@1fanger9 жыл бұрын
Hey Dave, thanks for the show. Looks real nice with all the detail. 73,
@anonymous45076 жыл бұрын
Very well engineered lift structure. This was a very cool video. Thank you.
@cougarhunter339 жыл бұрын
Nice tower. I was in the neighborhood a few weeks ago looking at houses.
@JonAlmada8 жыл бұрын
That is some beautiful engineering.... And it's a good looking too! Thanks for all your videos and instructional content - I'm a relatively new general ticket holder and learned lots from watching you over the past year... 73 - KK6IQK.
@russellfamily32203 жыл бұрын
Really nice setup. Would be proud to have that in my yard :)
@fstertercelthnu8 жыл бұрын
A magnificent feat of engineering!
@herbertabegg Жыл бұрын
I would like to have that set up in my yard,, what a great video 😂 73S N0QIC HERB
@ronaldross3978 Жыл бұрын
Nice tower Dave. I have only been retired for a few months now but starting to focus on ham radio. I live in the city. I cannot put up a good HF antenna. I have purchased a used Hy-gain that I can install to work HF bands. It is only 21 feet. I have not been able to find a reasonable tilt base. I guess I will need to make one. Thanks for sharing.
@portlandlocalchurch81686 ай бұрын
I just picked up a used 24-ft tower that is very sturdy and I'm planning to create a tilt base that is on a cantilever hinge with a weight of bricks on the bottom so that the winch doesn't need to work so hard this would also lessen the hazard of it falling and hitting so hard..
@sporsterini4 ай бұрын
Thanks for sharing your experience. I can't climb towers anymore so I was looking for alternatives. I didn't like some of the other setups that people have tried. I see where people made a tilt over mast. I thought why can't you do the same with a tower. I was thinking about designs and then I saw yours. I can't climb but I can weld.
@roderickdanzy30562 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this Dave. With some small changes, I looked at your rig and built my own. It doesn’t look as sweet as yours, but came out nice!!! Thanks again for sharing
@frankr59412 жыл бұрын
Kb0rdk here, i designed and built that base. David is a little slack in recognition it would appear. All material and design was evaluated with a senior chief engineer. Retired programmer/machinist now and no longer work steel. Hope you enjoyed the design 73 de kbordk
@mark_osborne7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant !... I can see myself building one for a wind turbine
@randyguay7115 Жыл бұрын
Wow super nice clean . Amazing job. Love it. It seems to me now i will do something similar and bit taller .
@cattail39 жыл бұрын
WOW! Can't wait for the comments on this one! Great job!
@TheVABigDog8 жыл бұрын
I JUST started in HAM and I am Thouroughly Impressed!!! Great Job!!!!
@olivertaylor87883 жыл бұрын
Whoopty dooo
@danbasta3677 Жыл бұрын
It's........BEAUTIFUL!
@allincamo8 жыл бұрын
That is one bad azz rig. I hope your in the biz on making towers. If not , don't miss your call.
@user-ss6zt2mo1l6 жыл бұрын
Cool Tower. Congrats ! Don't stand in line with the Base Mount when you are winching it up and down. If any bolts fail ever, the base will shoot backwards and kill you. stand off to the side when winching it up or down. 73,
@joedoakes83076 жыл бұрын
You would be smart to add a sway brace like 1\8 inch steel cable run through 1 inch square tubing standoffs say 4 inches out with a 1\4 inch hole all the way to the top of your tower ! Use a 3\8's turn buckle tied to the very bottom of the tower and you will eliminate all that bending of the 25g as you raise the tower . You also need to raise the height of the point of attachment on the tower at least 10 feet .
@roynorman36505 жыл бұрын
Maybe you have some advice for a plan that I have. Looking for ideas on a crank up/ tilt tower. I plan to raise it and lower it using a utility pole.
@portlandlocalchurch81686 ай бұрын
I really like your tower build You did a great job and it's beautiful and it looks like it works pretty well.. I'm curious if you had considered doing a cantilever style tilt over with a weight on the bottom? I'm thinking of doing just that but with a cantilever and a heavy concrete weight on the bottom so the winch doesn't need to work hard
@MichaelLloyd9 жыл бұрын
Great video as always Dave. 73 NE5U
@Dennis_DSD3 жыл бұрын
Nice tower, also in The Netherlands this concept is very common for illegally radio stations with homemade towers up to 100 meters.
@jamesmackinlay44775 жыл бұрын
NICE setup you did a great job now I have to have one.
@robwhite22827 жыл бұрын
very impressive engineering.
@frankr59412 жыл бұрын
Kb0rdk here, i designed and built that base. All material and design was evaluated with a senior chief engineer. Retired programmer/machinist now and no longer work steel. Hope you enjoyed the design 73 de kbordk
@chooch19955 жыл бұрын
Beautiful powder coat job!!
@onemarktwoyou8 жыл бұрын
Beautiful. Loved how clean the design was. Also the paint job was excellent!!!! Probably the most professional job I have seen that wasn't for production. I assume this wasn't the prototype. Because a design this good has to evolve.
@frankr59412 жыл бұрын
Kb0rdk here, i designed and built that base. David is a little slack in recognition it would appear. All material and design was evaluated with a senior chief engineer. Retired programmer/machinist now and no longer work steel. Hope you enjoyed the design 73 de kbordk
@pedalingthru2719 Жыл бұрын
@@frankr5941 do you have a set of build prints for it.
@donkey-fart8 жыл бұрын
This is really cool! Thank you for sharing! Brandon KG5LQM
@brianj4098 жыл бұрын
nice work, lots of it. thanks for sharing
@VK5AV9 жыл бұрын
Nice job Dave, as always.
@AlteSchutze9 жыл бұрын
Beautiful job,Dave ! 73 !
@riddick11258 жыл бұрын
Was the stand made and or bought Dave? I fit was made what are the dimensions and materials you used?
@GeorgeGardinier9 жыл бұрын
that was perfect great wow too many questions to ask, others probably have asked before thumbs up for sure
@EastAngliaUK9 жыл бұрын
If only I had one this big in my garden with permission. I would defo have a dipole & 5 element aerial on there.
@billsmith20386 жыл бұрын
Very nice no expense spared
@craigmonteforte14784 жыл бұрын
Pretty Sweet design ! It’s sort of Funny on how many of these towers dont utilize a electric whinch and I couldn’t understand why someone didnt install one to make the procedure easier IMO they aren’t very expensive to purchase any more and it looks like all the manual designs need a small team to set up their towers ive always been a guy that likes to design things i can do by myself as that is part of the challenge on building or using whatever i build plus i dont need to rely on anyone as well
@johnstoffel58855 жыл бұрын
Very nice design
@russellhueners84994 жыл бұрын
Looks great, most towers recommend bracketing at 10 feet, so if you made the errection tower 10 feet high at clamp area that would be perfect. One yard of concrete is ok if you are guying, I think free standing requires something like two yards for a crank up tip over fifty footer.
@eyeinidas2 жыл бұрын
Awesome tower
@MakoPirateAdventure9 жыл бұрын
Look forward to future signal reports from the Yagi at that height !
@patrickmckowen29992 жыл бұрын
Well done. Looks like a relatively simple build.
@AdrianHiggins838 жыл бұрын
Dave do u have any plans ? also looking forward to your next video.
@DanielOrtegoUSA7 жыл бұрын
Impressive design and cool tilt-over motor set-up. I'm considering a more generic config; 'US Tower i.e. 541SS, but surprisingly, they don't offer a motorized tilt mech.
@mariomatovina46 жыл бұрын
Did you make the tower yourself? I mean, did you weld it yourself?
@n4leqonthego8523 жыл бұрын
Dave , What size winch did you use?
@Skeptor5058 ай бұрын
I am also feeling pretty jealous why how don't I have this? I N D I A ❤
@Psysam8202 Жыл бұрын
Nice.
@gerrylambert66276 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the heads up on how to lower raise the my tv tower
@jimmycake71433 жыл бұрын
what a nice job, you make it look easy. LOL
@edgardovalentin36945 жыл бұрын
Good job nice set up
@TheRedneckprepper9 жыл бұрын
O man ! that is awesome . I've been waiting on you to show more detail . I hope you don't have a copyright yet cause Im make N notes! I like the base swivel you have set up on it ! that's such a awesome ideal thanks for shearing
@frankr59412 жыл бұрын
Thank you Kb0rdk here, i designed and built that base. All material and design was evaluated with a senior chief engineer. Retired programmer/machinist now and no longer work steel. Hope you enjoyed the design 73 de kbordk
@TheRedneckprepper2 жыл бұрын
@@frankr5941 What an awesome job you did ! do you have a layout on paper design for this i can get ? website ? or email ? TY Tony
@TheRedneckprepper2 жыл бұрын
Is the wench attachment @ about 25' and how big is the wench ? so many questions ! LOL
@frankr59412 жыл бұрын
Thank you tony, unfortunately if i had the specs they would soooo buried in the archives. This erection device was designed for 50’ of rohn25 tower (max) lite antenna loading w/guy wires or 40’ freestand. Without knowing your skill level I highly recommend having a professional assemble your design. I believe overall height is about 10’. Remember all your angles of approach have to calculated for load and variance. Stay safe and good luck with your project
@trainerrandy973411 ай бұрын
Wow that is the nicest tower I have seen in quite some time!!!
@stevestephens48867 ай бұрын
What kind of pully did you use at the top?
@JGallo-pm5dq7 жыл бұрын
Awesome Tower
@terrylikens31835 жыл бұрын
Awesome job thank you .
@cuttheknot47813 ай бұрын
Great work BUT! The tower would have to be much taller for me (me) to justify the whole operation. 48 feet is not enough juice for the squeeze, so-to-speak. Maybe I am just a jealous fool, not sure.
@jackson48613 жыл бұрын
How high is your winch pole, and at what height do you have the lifting cable attached to the tower? What is the over all height of the tower?
@thess406poacher8 жыл бұрын
Great Job
@tonytyler63906 жыл бұрын
totally amazing work in deed.. well done.. tony t. n0amy..
@ThePobolycwm9 жыл бұрын
Welcome back
@jeromekurtz70018 жыл бұрын
wow..that's awesome
@markmanning56836 жыл бұрын
How would you add a Rotor to your Antenna? Would you be able to mount a rotor to the lower section and run sections of pipe? How log are your Guys on this tower? I saw what looked like a light in the last tower section, was this just for giggles? It all looks great! Please send me your answers, love to hear about this.
@aliariftawfq5354 Жыл бұрын
You are very nice
@HamRadioAdventures8 жыл бұрын
Very nice!
@TheZooman225 жыл бұрын
Well done.
@daddy3d19726 жыл бұрын
Nice work
@brian.79665 жыл бұрын
why the music....why why why..
@ado757 жыл бұрын
Great stuff.
@rajvirsingh45584 жыл бұрын
Good Upload
@walty28msn9 жыл бұрын
great video,73 from brazil
@olivertaylor87883 жыл бұрын
That's how to do it..I had a 20 footer hoisting a 100 with a 12 v winch for years
@shartne8 жыл бұрын
I have a tower like that with three sections I am going to use your idea to put it up. I will go up another twenty foot with pipe to get it to fifty foot. I will just put a light antenna on it like a I max 2000. I would like to give this video about fifty thumbs up.
@stargazer76442 жыл бұрын
You’re going to put a 24 foot tall antenna on 20 feet of unsupported pipe on top of a 30 foot tower???
@shartne2 жыл бұрын
@@stargazer7644 I didnt talk about the details.
@stargazer76442 жыл бұрын
@@shartne What details did you leave out that would make that better?
@pu2ysl3 жыл бұрын
Show top my friend, 73
@jtsgarage29997 жыл бұрын
i am building something simulor to that 40 ft step tower just trying to figure out the back for the winch i have 4 10ft pipe from a well bit im using
@CCWP02514 жыл бұрын
Very cool! Thank you for sharing! I must ask... Why not go ahead and mount your antennas and secure coax prior to raising the tower vs climbing to mount? Just curious!
@stargazer76442 жыл бұрын
You would. He’s just testing the tower raising.
@bigdaadio.K2WW2 жыл бұрын
Just "testing" out the guys also? You wod mount everything, obviously the OP doesn't climb, 50 ft of 25g can take the load with just his 1st set of guys and the bracket. Lotta of work for a tower that can be erected in a few hours with 2 guys and a gin pole.
@victorb22622 Жыл бұрын
Nice, but should have sufficient space too
@kodiakandgrizzlybears37878 жыл бұрын
Wow what a cool project. How long did you work on this one?
@kb7zka4 жыл бұрын
nice setup Dave I'm looking for a winch for my tower something simmer do you have, if you have any information on the winch and what size cable you have that would be a big help thank you
@berkmanyt8 жыл бұрын
Dave did you do the welding per the tower base ( white steel) ? Nice job. walt
@2bit6615 жыл бұрын
5:24 This is me when I see a beautiful sexy lady. (Did anyone make this joke already?)
@CreeseDF3 жыл бұрын
yeah... i got the joke.
@TheToolman673 ай бұрын
Where can I get some dimensions or drawings for this
@hawler78664 жыл бұрын
that's super fly
@mikes10318 жыл бұрын
Hello Dave, Wow that is one sweet tower stand you built. I have never seen one like it before and probably never will. If I may ask, in design time, stand steel, tower, including the 8 ton winch and 1 1/2 yards of concrete... how much money do you have invested in that stand / project.... roughly ? Just to give us DIY'ers an idea. Oh and thank you for all the cool and informative project videos you have taken the time to do and post. Mike KD8WBQ
@frankr59412 жыл бұрын
Kb0rdk here, i designed and built that base. All material and design was evaluated with a senior chief engineer. Retired programmer/machinist now and no longer work steel. Hope you enjoyed the design 73 de kbordk
@DavidGillooly9 жыл бұрын
Did you add the antenna when the tower was down or did you climb tower and then attach to tower?
@DaveTadlock9 жыл бұрын
+David Gillooly The antenna was installed the easy way, on the ground. The winch is rated at 8 tons. :)
@zombieSlayer-kn2rk7 жыл бұрын
Very nice tower.. could've done without the music for the video.