[TowerTalk] Portable Tower Question

[srefurd]

http://www.tmastco.com/
 I have got something really similar that I go up @45' with guys.  Sometimes
offered on ebay but I couldn't find an example.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Wallace" <JWallace at karta.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:15 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Portable Tower Question


>
> I am interested in building or buying a truly portable tower or guyed mast
> assembly that would extend up to about 40 feet in height.
>
> By "truly portable", I mean that one or two people ought to be able to
lift
> the thing out of the back of a pickup truck, carry it a few hundred feet,
> set it on the ground, and have it up in less than 30 minutes, using just a
> sledgehammer to drive in guy wire stakes & ground rods.
>
> In my application, the weight and wind resistance of the antenna itself
> would be negligible.
>
> I don't want to re-invent the wheel; can anybody point me to design
> information and/or to a commercial vendor?
>
> Thanx in Advance,  john  W2GNI  ... jwallace AT karta DOT com
>
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