I originally tried posting something, but my post was eaten by the system and I didn’t type the post elsewhere first.
Anyway, here’s my “finished” tower installation since I was finally able to finish it without having to rent a lift. Old height was 30 feet or so, and now I’m at 46’, 10". I’m still around a lot of trees, but I’m happy with the height. So, here is the first publicly posted picture of my tower/station. The ISS is just below the bottom end of the picture…
Nope, no radio antennas yet. I do plan on putting up a QFH antenna for a future APT system and possibly a standard TV/FM antenna, but that’s not a huge priority at the moment.
Andy
Mine is an old Aluminum street light pole I made the base myself and put a 4’x4’x5’ hole full of cement in the ground…I use my tractor and a piece of carpet on the bucket to tilt it up and down works very well!!