[TowerTalk] Pneumatic Mast

K7LXC@aol.com K7LXC@aol.com
Thu, 31 Aug 2000 10:29:51 EDT


In a message dated 08/30/2000 7:22:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
w7ni@teleport.com writes:

> You might consider contacting your local TV Station with a portable video 
> link in a news truck.  They typically use a pneumatic mast for their link 
antenna 
> and  I think the go about 30 feet or so.  You might find out where they get 
> theirs from.

    These things are used in their ENG (electronic news gathering) vehicles 
are they are REALLY expensive. $10-15K wouldn't surprise me.

Cheers,   Steve   K7LXC
Tower Tech 

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