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:
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>> I recall Hy-Gain made changes along the way. Of course, so did Tri-Ex!
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>>
>> But that type of webbing with the back-to-back “U” forms I have only seen
>> on Hy-Gain towers and not anywhere else.
>>
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>>
>> *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
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>>
>> -----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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