Hello All,
There was a period between Tristao Towers and US Towers when Lou was
associated with a company called Towermaster. The company was in business maybe
a couple of years before it folded.
The tower in question may be from that era.
73,
Gerald K5GW
In a message dated 6/3/2011 10:28:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
stevek@jmr.com writes:
Anyone left at U.S. Tower who worked for Lou in the early days?
Unfortunately we can't ask Lou since he's been SK for ten years now.
I don't recall seeing the "double-U" type webbing on Tristao products,
but maybe.
Steve WB2WIK
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of damon stewart
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 8:18 AM
To: K6QD; towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or ?
Terry, W6RU thinks it looks allot like a Lou Tristao (pre US Tower) 72'
Tower. Skip, KJ6Y also pointed out it cant be a Tri-Ex but it has
features
that where not found on the Hy-Gain. I sent photos to both Hy-Gain and
to
Karl Tashjian and both say its not one of theirs. When I looked over
the
tower it does not look like anyone modified, it looks like this is how
it
was built from the factory.
So maybe its a Tristao?
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 8:04 AM, K6QD <k6qd@cox.net> wrote:
> Hy-Gain made a good tower as well. Purchase depends on a number of
> factors;
> strength for your application, condition of the tower, price. Make
sure
> you
> looks for corrosion inside the vertical tubes. Older towers, if they
have
> been stored horizontally tend to collect water in the tubes and the
tubes
> corrode from the inside making the tower "throw-away". If you make a
> string
> of LEDs and insert them in each tower leg you can get a visual ideas
of the
> inside condition. Externally, the tower appears to be in "OK" shape
from
> the photos. Also check the sheaves/axels, motor, gearbox, cable
> drum/bearings, if each section is straight & true (use a taught string
line
> from end-to-end on each leg of each section).....
>
> From the looks of the tower, it isn't as strong as a LM470, but one
really
> can't tell because you don't know what grade of steel was used.
>
> GL,
> Mike K6QD
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of damon stewart
> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:32 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or ?
>
>
> Thanks Steve, I think you may be correct. I have been searching for
photos
> of both and I have yet to see an LM470 with that type of bracing.
>
> Well, Im in the process of buying the tower. I was told it was an
LM470.
> If it is in fact the Hy-Gain should this sway my buying decision any?
>
>
>
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:29 PM, Steve Katz <stevek@jmr.com> wrote:
> >
> >> I recall Hy-Gain made changes along the way. Of course, so did
> >> Tri-Ex!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> But that type of webbing with the back-to-back "U" forms I have
only
> >> seen on Hy-Gain towers and not anywhere else.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> *From:* damon stewart [mailto:wsmc551@gmail.com]
> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:21 PM
> >> *To:* Steve Katz
> >> *Cc:* TowerTalk@contesting.com
> >> *Subject:* Re: [TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> One thing I was told was the Hy-Gain towers only had three bolt
holes
> >> per leg and the one in question has five, so does the LM470. In
the
> >> HG-70HD PDF manual I found on line it also shows three bolt hols
per
> >> leg. I was also told the Hy-Gain did not have the tabs at the 8'
> >> mark for the tilt over base, the one in question does? So its
seems
> >> to have characteristics of both the Hy-Gian and Tri-Ex.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at 3:19 PM, Steve Katz <stevek@jmr.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> It's the Hy-Gain for sure. The tell-tale sign is the "double-U"
> >> back-to-back webbing that can be seen. Tri-Ex never used that.
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> WB2WIK
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> >> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of damon
stewart
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:05 PM
> >> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
> >> Subject: [TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or ?
> >>
> >>
> >> Can anyone positive identify the tower in these photos
> >> http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/wsmc551/Tower/ ? I sent
the
> >> photos to Karl Tashjian thinking it was an LM470 but Karl says its
> >> not, maybe its
> >> an Hy-Gain? In any case I would just like to know what it is for
sure.
> >>
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