W8IO 8 foot Roof Tower

W8IO Rooftowers LLC - 8 Foot Ham Roof Tower

(updated 24 January 2022)

Models IO-810HD and IO-815HD are not available at this time.

IO-810 Ham Roof Tower (full kit) email me for current price


Specifications	IO-810	Competitor's Tower
List Price	email me for current price
Tower Height	8 feet (96 inches)	8 feet (96 inches)
Shipping Weight	42 lbs.	32 lbs.
Base Width	32 inches	32 inches
Max. Antenna Wind Area at tower top	10 sq. ft. at 80 mph	10.5 sq. ft. at 85 mph
Max. Antenna + Rotor + Mast weight	150 lbs.	125 lbs.
Tower Top Width	5 inches	5 inches
Rotor Plate location from Top	41.5 inches	34.75 inches
Maximum Mast Diameter	2.5 inches	2.375 inches
Maximum Mast Length	7 feet (84 inches)	8 feet (96 inches)
Rotor Mounting Options	Hy-Gain or Yaesu (specify when ordering)	Hy-Gain and Yaesu
Thrust Bearing Mounting Options	Yaesu GS-065 or GS-050 (specify when ordering)	TB-25
Fixed (non-rotating) Mast Option	UMB-1 (specify when ordering)	MC-10
Leg and shelf material	6061-T6 aluminum (1/8" thick x 2" angle)	6061-T6 aluminum (1/8" thick x 1.9" angle)
Foot material	6061-T6 aluminum (1/4" thick x 2" angle)	6061-T6 aluminum (1.5" x 2" angle)
X-Brace material	6061-T6511 aluminum (1/8" x 2" flat)	6061-T6511 aluminum (1/8" x 1" flat)
Assembly Hardware	1/4"-20 18-8 stainless steel	1/4"-20 18-8 stainless steel
Foot to Leg hardware	5/16"-18 18-8 stainless steel	3/8"-16 18-8 stainless steel
Lockwashers/nylon locknuts	Yes (specify when ordering)	nylon locknuts
Holes Deburred	Yes	?
Part Edges Deburred	Yes	?
Climbable	Yes - with tower climbing belt or harness	No

W8IO 8 foot roof tower

Model IO-810

The IO-810 is perfect for small and moderate sized HF beam antennas such as the Hy-Gain Explorer-14, Hy-Gain TH3Mk2, Mosley CL33M, TA33M, TA34XL, KIO 5-band Hex Beam, Traffie Tech HX-5Bi, DX-Engineering HEXX beam, K4HEX hexagonal beam ...

Assembly and Installation Manual for IO-810 (8 foot) roof tower

See the product reviews of the IO-810 or add your own review on eHam.com

It has become very expensive to ship the 8 foot tall roof towers! If you can buy the 8 foot tower legs locally and drill the holes, I can cut, drill and ship you the shorter parts at a reasonable cost. 6061-T6 aluminum angle can be purchasedthrough OnlineMetals. They have warehouse locations in Toledo, OH; Wallingford, CT; Atlanta, GA; Dallas, TX; Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA. Speedy Metals has warehouse locations in Milwaukee, WI; Appleton, WI; Rockford, IL; Fraser, MI. Zoro has 6061 aluminum angles and orders over $50 ship free!

If you have the ability and equipment to cut and drill aluminum, I highly recommend that you consider downloading the DIY instructions for the IO-810 roof tower here. PDF or 7-Zip

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Roger Cox, W8IO (ex-WB0DGF) - Spring Lake, MI 49456