[Fourlanders] Rover tower

[Brian McCarthy]

Fred,

While that is very interesting, I believe the ultimate mobile rover 
tower is the 34 meter tall AB-1309. These sometimes come up for sale on 
the surplus market or used third party. For an example of one that can 
be rented see: http://www.mobileleasingco.com/catalog/ab1309.htm or for 
one to buy, see:  http://www.warrelicsshop.com/sys-tmpl/door/

The AB-1309 in full military trim came with at least one (usually two) 
10KW diesel generators and three AZ/EL mounts at the tower top with 
approximately 36" dishes on each of the three mounts. With the right RF 
hardware, this would be the ultimate VHF through Microwave transportable 
tower. Since the complete trailer is right near the maximum load that 
can be towed by a 1-ton diesel pickup, there is not much payload left 
for the radio gear.

The last one I saw listed for "reasonable" sale was asking $10-12K. Or 
here is one listed at $28K http://www.icsinternet.com/icst/towers.htm -- 
Oh well...

Your link is also an interesting piece of hardware. Like the AB-1309, it 
is really too much to deal with for a rover pair or even a small group. 
A small army or a large platoon is another matter!

Cheers,
Brian
NX9O

Fred Flowers (by way of Robin Midgett ) wrote:

> The ULTIMATE tower trailer...
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