KG0ZZ's Amateur Radio Tower Stand

[@wlocke2991]

I'm so jealous right now, it's absolutely the sweetest rig I have ever seen. awesome job Dave !

[@tylermicah5421]

You all prolly dont give a damn but does any of you know of a trick to get back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost the account password. I love any tips you can offer me!

[@firstliaralwayswins7690]

Definitely well thought out and suitable for a single man operation. Well done sir .

[@stevenlawhon3695]

Love the stand for the tower, no danger of falling accidents, no climbers needed!

[@JockoFlocko]

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.

[@SunriseCrawlers]

This is the best home made setup I have seen yet

[@keithgaskins7895]

I love this little red and white guyed tower it is so neat its nice to have a little guyed tower in a nice yard!!!

[@Nodularguy1]

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 !

[@ronaldross3978]

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.

[@portlandlocalchurch8168]

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..

[@cfpau]

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! 👍👍👍✅👏

[@not2fast4u2c]

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 !!!!

[@richardholt3191]

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

[@normjacques6853]

Beautiful! Well done! I'm envious. Most hams are conscientious enough to take every precaution when erecting a tower. A quick search through KZbin, though, will show that 'most' doesn't mean 'all.' Yours is a great example of a good one. Thanks!

[@ik04]

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...

[@alphasxsignal]

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.

[@Crazycarl66757]

I dont think that weight is exceeding the cable capacity lol, but yes good practice

[@ironblack5387]

Penguin with hat, nice

[@AldoSchmedack]

Yeah, I've seen enough pics to know he is right, never in line with cable path. Also, a hydraulic may be way to go instead.

[@ODVenture]

Nice! I love the idea of lowering the tower so easily in the event of a sever storm. I live in tornado alley.

[@stargazer7644]

This tower is guyed. No worries about storms. You lower it so you don't need to climb it.

[@WarrenPostma]

@@stargazer7644 This. Nobody should climb a tower who values their life.

[@CowboyDave1812]

Glad to see this concept works. I had envisioned something almost identical for my own needs and was certain that it would be fine. Don't worry, I am a degree'd and experienced mechanical engineer... and a pretty decent fabricator too. I should share a video of my existing crank-up folding tower...

[@sporsterini]

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.

[@jimnorrish5507]

Wow I can only dream for such a work of art , good job!!

[@frankr5941]

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

[@roderickdanzy3056]

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

[@frankr5941]

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

[@anonymous4507]

Very well engineered lift structure. This was a very cool video. Thank you.

[@danbasta3677]

Love how you painted it red and white.

[@isaacgriffin9184]

gave me some really good ideas on the construction of my Towner to be. thanks for sharing.

[@keithgaskins7895]

That was a great awesome job mr dave!!!!

[@cougarhunter33]

Nice tower. I was in the neighborhood a few weeks ago looking at houses.

[@1fanger]

Hey Dave, thanks for the show. Looks real nice with all the detail. 73,

[@TheVABigDog]

I JUST started in HAM and I am Thouroughly Impressed!!! Great Job!!!!

[@olivertaylor8788]

Whoopty dooo

[@AdrianHiggins83]

Dave do u have any plans ? also looking forward to your next video.

[@richardearldearyjr.9951]

Where did yhe kgozz's amateur tower stand at

[@vicmiller7191]

That is one sweet rig. I wish I had the welding skills to dupicate this design with your permission or course. Thanks and 73 Vic de KE8JWE

[@randyguay7115]

Wow super nice clean . Amazing job. Love it. It seems to me now i will do something similar and bit taller .

[@portlandlocalchurch8168]

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

[@TheToolman67]

Where can I get some dimensions or drawings for this

[@jackson4861]

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?

[@allincamo]

That is one bad azz rig. I hope your in the biz on making towers. If not , don't miss your call.

[@cattail3]

WOW! Can't wait for the comments on this one! Great job!

[@jtsgarage2999]

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

[@n4leqonthego852]

Dave , What size winch did you use?

[@pedalingthru2719]

Do you have a set of prints to build this tower base ?

[@JonAlmada]

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.

[@fstertercelthnu]

A magnificent feat of engineering!

[@mark_osborne]

Brilliant !... I can see myself building one for a wind turbine

[@kb7zka]

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

[@riddick1125]

Was the stand made and or bought Dave? I fit was made what are the dimensions and materials you used?

[@kk0dj]

Hey Dave... it's been several years now. Is there anything you would have done differently with this design now? I have 6 sections of Rohn 45G to go up before the snow flies in Iowa and wondered if there were any lessons learned in your experience with this design? I don't think my design will be exactly like yours, but similar is why I ask. Thank you for posting this - gave me lots of great ideas. In my late 60s now, I have to think about ease of maintenance and ease of repair too! 73 KK0DJ

[@joseggarciagonzalez6377]

Can you give me the brand and model of motor you use for tilt up this tower. Thanks

[@DanielOrtegoUSA]

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.

[@russellfamily3220]

Really nice setup. Would be proud to have that in my yard :)

[@stevestephens4886]

What kind of pully did you use at the top?

[@joedoakes8307]

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 .

[@roynorman3650]

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.

[@danbasta3677]

It's........BEAUTIFUL!

[@MakoPirateAdventure]

Look forward to future signal reports from the Yagi at that height !

[@mariomatovina4]

Did you make the tower yourself? I mean, did you weld it yourself?

[@onemarktwoyou]

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.

[@frankr5941]

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]

@@frankr5941 do you have a set of build prints for it.

[@akumazusfusion8368]

Hello newbie here. Question. What are the benefits to having a radio tower. I would like to know for future references

[@stargazer7644]

It gets your antennas off the ground.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

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

[@russellhueners8499]

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.

[@Dennis_DSD]

Nice tower, also in The Netherlands this concept is very common for illegally radio stations with homemade towers up to 100 meters.

[@cardbored_]

Can someone explain what the purpose of a tower like this is?

[@stargazer7644]

To get your antennas 50 feet in the air.

[@marthawallace1575]

Hey Dave We need to build a 60ft. tower for a LP-FM station in Georgia. The antenna is only about 10lbs. and the wind speed in my area is 80mph. About how much did you pay for your tower? We are a non-profit community station and of course money is tight. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[@herbertabegg]

I would like to have that set up in my yard,, what a great video 😂 73S N0QIC HERB

[@jamesmackinlay4477]

NICE setup you did a great job now I have to have one.

[@SiCkDiAbLo]

Like the design, how many bags of concrete in that hole??

[@DaveTadlock]

+Junior D The hole is about 4' x 3' and 3' deep. It took almost 1-1/2 yards of concrete to fill. I made two trips hauling in premixed ready-to-pour concrete.

[@rickdaystar477]

How can I get an antenna picture to you? I'm an old dxer with a new smart phone (my first) lol You may be able to identify it for me..thanks

[@markmanning5683]

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.

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Well done. Looks like a relatively simple build.

[@AlteSchutze]

Beautiful job,Dave ! 73 !

[@verzo_HiromutsuSodei]

The tower is great, but what if it happens in a thunderstorm? Do you DIY something like TV-RF cable Plugs\sockets?(when thunderstorm coming just pull out the plug)

[@robwhite2282]

very impressive engineering.

[@frankr5941]

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

[@chooch1995]

Beautiful powder coat job!!

[@pascalhumphrey]

how do you get the antenna to the top? do you let stand back down and attach it, then pull back up? or another way

[@VK5AV]

Nice job Dave, as always.

[@JarlSeamus]

That is one sexy tower!

[@DiyintheGhetto]

I have a question. Why put the tower on a angle like that?

[@portlandlocalchurch8168]

A lot of people do it because of potential wind storms for safety reasons.. and If you ever need to change your antenna or put some Christmas light up on it something you won't need to climb the tower..

[@DiyintheGhetto]

@@portlandlocalchurch8168 oh I get it now thank you.

[@EastAngliaUK]

If only I had one this big in my garden with permission. I would defo have a dipole & 5 element aerial on there.

[@GreyGhost-r4z]

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,

[@MichaelLloyd]

Great video as always Dave. 73 NE5U

[@outlawhead]

very nice, but you could put so much more on it. Ma5b ?

[@gerrylambert6627]

Thanks for the heads up on how to lower raise the my tv tower

[@berkmanyt]

Dave did you do the welding per the tower base ( white steel) ? Nice job. walt

[@brianj409]

nice work, lots of it. thanks for sharing

[@mikes1031]

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

[@frankr5941]

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

[@tonytyler6390]

totally amazing work in deed.. well done.. tony t. n0amy..

[@magas_tou_votanikou]

How many inches is each side of the triangle that the tower forms?

[@stargazer7644]

It looks like a Rohn 25 tower.

[@EastAngliaUK]

Wonder how far you can transmit on there?

[@CCWP0251]

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!

[@stargazer7644]

You would. He’s just testing the tower raising.

[@bigdaadio.K2WW]

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.

[@trainerrandy9734]

Wow that is the nicest tower I have seen in quite some time!!!

[@GeorgeGardinier]

that was perfect great wow too many questions to ask, others probably have asked before thumbs up for sure

[@chrishays4835]

I assume you had to climb to get the antennas on it? it so, was tower guyed?

[@stargazer7644]

Why would you climb a tilt over tower? That’s the whole point of being able to tilt the tower over.

[@carlbrutananadilewski3345]

Was this home-brew or commercially available?

[@DaveTadlock]

+Carl Brutananadilewski Home-brew.

[@bstelly]

This is really cool! Thank you for sharing! Brandon KG5LQM

[@kodiakandgrizzlybears3787]

Wow what a cool project. How long did you work on this one?

[@bob4analog]

Nice tower! What is the song in this vid? Cool song!

[@autoorenburg]

interested do you have a limit on the height of the tower?

[@eyeinidas]

Awesome tower

[@DavidGillooly]

Did you add the antenna when the tower was down or did you climb tower and then attach to tower?

[@DaveTadlock]

+David Gillooly The antenna was installed the easy way, on the ground. The winch is rated at 8 tons. :)

[@johnstoffel5885]

Very nice design

[@billsmith2038]

Very nice no expense spared

[@bxb590]

Is your antenna over the top of the trees?

[@stargazer7644]

Only if the trees are shorter than 50 feet

[@filipeinacio1788]

Tem quantos metros?

[@TheRedneckprepper]

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

[@frankr5941]

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

[@TheRedneckprepper]

@@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

[@TheRedneckprepper]

Is the wench attachment @ about 25' and how big is the wench ? so many questions ! LOL

[@frankr5941]

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

[@tompatrick3281]

Very nice setup Dave , Im looking into doing the same , if I go with a tower like this, How much concrete did the base take. , All your videos are great other than sometime I think you talk too much and take too much Time, LOL that was just a joke .WB5MG