The MW-50 was made by Tri-Ex in Visalia, so if you're in Fresno, the tower
hasn't traveled very far. It's an old model that hasn't been made in many
years, so it's probably from the 1960s or so. It's a light-duty tower, 3
sections, webbed construction, and does not accommodate an interior rotor,
so if you're using it for a beam you'll need to mount the rotor on top of
the tower, which of course limits what you can actually turn. I wouldn't
mount anything larger than a small HF tribander (A3, TH-3, C3, etc) on it;
or, a couple of VHF beams. If the galvanizing looks good and there's no
rust, and the winch works fine, and the cabling looks good (no fraying),
it's probably worth $200. Remember you'll still need a base, rebar and
concrete, so the installation will certainly cost more than the tower. The
MW-50 and MW-65 were popular models for trailer use, i.e., mounting on a
trailer for portable operations. I had an MW-65 (4 section, 65' version of
the MW-50) on a trailer for many years before it finally died. -WB2WIK/6
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Krubsack [mailto:ke6oi@ke6oi.com]
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 5:00 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: [BULK] - [TowerTalk] tri-ex MW-50
I saw your post in TowerTalk. I can buy one of these locally for $200.
Do you think it's worth it?
Also, do you have info on the mfg, ie. engineering report, manual, etc?
Any help would be appreciated.
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Mark Krubsack, KE6OI
<ke6oi@ke6oi.com>
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