There is a variety of standard as well as custom telecom towers. It is important to select the type of telecom tower that best fits your communication needs. There are 3 legs or 4 leg towers, which are available as tubular, monopole or angular models as well as moonpoles and guyed towers. Depending on the height of the tower, the location and environment of installation, and the amount of weight the tower will carry are criteria for selecting from the various types of towers. Talking with a telecom tower provider and discussing your tower needs is the best method for selecting from the different types of tower types.
Angular or Tubular Telecom Towers
The square angular telecom tower offered by Mer Telecom is four legged, self supporting tower that is made of square angular elements. What makes this design unique is the tower is designed on a square base pattern. This telecom tower design is especially ideal for medium or heavy loads. It is also suitable for primary cellular sites, MW backbone sites, or central communication hubs. It comes with a variety of accessories which can be used to customize specific design modifications. This model of telecom tower is the most popular and versatile design used worldwide.
There are triangular angular towers (type E) and Towers made of tubular legs and angular braces (Type (N/K).
The Tubular Telecom Tower: the difference between the angular tower and the tubular telecom tower is the tubular construction of the tower members. These tubular footing members and bracing members are designed for especially heavy loads or for telecom towers in areas with strong, even hurricane level winds. The Tubular tower is designed for heights of 20 to 80m, and can be easily shipped in a standard 40' ISO container. The modular design of triangular tubular also allows for in the field modifications. The modules can also be easily interchanged according to the specific site design.
Monopole Telecom Towers
A popular telecom tower model is the Flange Monopole Tower; this tower is an 18 sided monopole that reaches heights of up to 60m. The flange monopole tower is made of 7.5m tapered hollow steel sections. These individual sections are bolted together with circular flanges, and are able to efficiently handle medium to heavy loads. This model of telecom tower is which is offered by Mer Telecom is generally suitable for standard single or multi operator cellular sites. The monopole telecom tower is designed for heights of 15 to 60m and can be shipped in an OT 40' ISO container.
Another monopole telecom tower that is very popular is the slip-joint monopole design. The slip-joint monopole is made of 7.5m tapered hollow steel sections which are connected in the slip joint method. This telecom tower design is ideal for light to medium loads and heights up to 40m. It is equipped with a number of accessories including lights, lighting protection kits, and antenna mounts. This telecom tower can be customized to fit specific installation specifications.
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Posted by: James | 07/09/2010 at 08:21 PM