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Subject: [TowerTalk] extending tilt tower
From: d.dimitry@mci2000.com (d.dimitry)
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 17:29:08 -0500



I would recommend checking with the Mfr.

You wrote:
>I have a UST TX-472MDP motorized tower.  On top is a KT-34A which I will
>replace with a TH-11DX.  It also has a cable mechanism that permits me to
>tilt the tower over to work on the antenna.  Unfortunately, I have some
>trees and bushes right in the area where the antenna would come down.  I
>wonder if I could extend the antenna up 20 feet or so and then tilt it over
>in order to clear the trees and bushes.  Obviously, this would place a
>higher load on the tilt cable, etc.  Has anyone ever done this before?  Is
>it do-able or is it just unsafe?
>
>Thanks for the help
>
>Gerry Bay
>
>
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