[Mldxcc] [NCCC] FS: Towers, Antennas and Rotor

[Jim Venneman]

FYI,

We used one of these a few years ago up on Martis Peak in Truckee. N6XI owns 
one. We used it to mount a C3 for FD and it worked well. The secret to this 
tower is a secure guy wire installation. It's just not that robust on its own. 
The tower itself is well designed and disassembles into a surprisingly small 
package - heavy, but small. It also requires a team for set up and take down 
because of the guy wires needed. Once the guy wires are in place, the tower goes 
up and comes down fairly easy. 


Still - $800 seems a bit steep. Have they always been this pricey or has the 
price gone up due to the lack of availability?

Jim  -WX6V-



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From: Alan Maenchen <ad6e at arrl.net>
To: k6lrn at arrl.net
Cc: mother lode dx club <mldxcc at contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, April 27, 2011 2:33:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Mldxcc] [NCCC] FS: Towers, Antennas and Rotor

FYI,  I bought one of these a couple years ago for CQP and sold it
immediately when I realized that it's too big/heavy for me to install
single-handedly. It definitely takes two people just to lift and carry.
Also, It doesn't fit in the back of my SUV.

That said, it's a great FD tower that can support a small tribander.
Just need someone to store it and haul it to the site.

73, Alan  AD6E



On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 2:14 PM, Dick Wilson <k6lrn at gotsky.com> wrote:

> If the AB-577 doesn't sell instantly, this is something
> MLDXCC ought to consider if we are ever going to do FD or
> some other exercise where temporary antennas would be
> needed.
> AB-577 is one of the slickest set-ups I have ever seen.
> US govt must have spent thousands on these. REDXA has
> 3 (AIR).
> Our treasury can stand purchase.
> Any thoughts??
>
> Dick
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> I have the following for sale:
>
> 1. KT-36XA --- Tri-band antenna. $1200
>
> 2. 40M2L --- M2, Linear loaded, two element, 40 meter beam. $800
>
> 3. 6M11 --- M2, 6 Meter, 11 element yagi, 14 dBd gain, f/b > 21 dB. $450
>
> 4. 6M7 --- M2, 6 Meter, 7 element yagi, 10.5 dBd gain, f/b >23 dB. $250
>
> 5. Portable military tower AB-577. 48' when at maximum. Information can
> be found at Ontario Surplus:
> http://www.ontariosurplus.com/ab577.htm<
> http://www.ontariosurplus.com/ab577.htm>
> Manual is included on a CD. $800
>
> 6. 80 feet (eight, 10' sections) of Rohn 65G tower including top thrust
> bearing plate, lower thrust bearing plate, two thrust bearings and
> bottom rotor plate. This setup allows the removal of rotor for repair
> and maintenance without removing the mast and antennas. Also included is
> a heavy duty, guyed jin pole. $4200
>
> 7. Orion rotor. Older style. (No control head) $400
>
> All of the equipment was located at Calif State University - Fresno. It
> has been in storage for the past five years.
>
> All is disassembled and located in Clovis, Ca.
>
> Thanks for reading.
>
> Dave Smith W6TE
> 559 323-6095 (Home)
> 559 260-5511 (cell)
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