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Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Aluminum Towers

To: Chris <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fwd: Aluminum Towers
From: n8de@thepoint.net
Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:51:55 -0400
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Perhaps you do not have Universal tower.

I visited the factory last year ... nothing has changed, except ...  
they are considering manufacturing a LARGER section of tower ...  
perhaps 36" or 39" between the legs.

I'm waiting for an announcement about this in the near future.

73
Don
N8DE


Quoting Chris <EZRhino@fastmovers.biz>:

> Umm, my Universal doesn't have a swedge, it has another section of   
> smaller dia. tubing inserted inside.  Possibly they changed their   
> mfg. process?
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> On Aug 10, 2012, at 2:20 PM, n8de@thepoint.net wrote:
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>> Rick,
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>> Both Heights and Universal have the taper-swage at the bottom of   
>> each section.
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>> 73
>> Don
>> N8DE
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>> Quoting Rick Karlquist <richard@karlquist.com>:
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>>> Hans Hammarquist wrote:
>>>> Hi Jerry,
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>>>> I have a Universal Tower in my back yard and am happy with it. As it is
>>>> only part Universal (and part Heights) I decided to put up a few guy wires
>>>> (4) with it. (Makes it stand 130 MPH wind with 20 sqf wind load). The
>>>> Universal pieces fit very well together and I find it very plausible you
>>>> will be able to do the gin-pole job. My tower has a total high of 85'.
>>>>
>>>> Hans - N2JFS
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>>> That's interesting. It seems like all the tapered sections would
>>> have to be the same brand, and you could only intermate straight
>>> sections of the other brand by turning them upside down.  Can you
>>> explain how you did this?  I have Heights sections and was under
>>> the impression that they are the only brand with the swaged end
>>> at the bottom.
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>>> How did you spread the load out at the guy attach points on the
>>> tower to avoid buckling the tubing?  I'm looking for good ideas
>>> here.
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>>> Rick N6RK
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