I stand corrected. My memory failed me. It was the Aluma towers that
were so described.
Alan NV8A
On 03/20/11 07:55 pm, n8de@thepoint.net wrote:
> Not true at all!
>
> Unfortunately, I think Heights still has the wrong idea on tower section
> lengths at 8 feet.
>
> Universal uses 'almost' the same size welding rig, but makes their tower
> sections 10 feet long.
>
> I prefer a minimum number of 'joints' in the tower.
>
> BOTH use excellent grade of STRONG aluminum at this time, unlike in the
> distant past when softer (lawnchair?) aluminum was used for some TV-type
> tower sections they made.
>
> 73
> Don
> N8DE
>
>
>
> Quoting Alan NV8A <nv8a@charter.net>:
>
>> On 03/20/11 07:16 pm, K8RI on TT wrote:
>>
>>>> This idea is appealing; never seen one in person though.
>>>> http://www.heightstowers.com/fold_over_kits.htm
>>
>>> I helped remove one of those along with the 5L 20 meter monobander from
>>> a friends living room after a storm in alma MI. The welds broke right
>>> at the hinge.
>>>
>>> That was back in the late 70's so I'd hope they've improved since then.
>>
>> A few years back I was considering one of these, but one of the
>> long-time "inhabitants" of this reflector -- a tower installer in
>> another part of the country (so he wasn't going to be getting any
>> business from me) -- said the tubing was like that used in lawn furniture
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Alan NV8A
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