Towers are structures to hold antennas. For repeater service many towers are located on remote site. Many sites are high up in the mountains. Many mountain site are enviomentally hostile in the winter from ice and snow. Also, to install and maintain these antennas one must access the tower. Climbing gear and such skills are normally required to do this. These antennas work with radio equipment at sites. Many times the radio equipment has mounting challenges. This page covers these issues and more.

There was no logical place to mention tower leg angles so it will be posted, here. Two figures standardized the angle for both the legs and mounting brackets you may be purchasing; they are the ratio and angle in degrees. The former is the ratio of a unit away from the leg will give you a unit(s) in elevation. For example, 1 inch out (away from the leg) will give you 16 inches rise in elevation, as in the case of a 16:1 angle, which is very common in microwave freestanding towers. The latter is reference to straight up and down (0°) Consider this when building your own brackets. There are three main angles for commercially towers;