[TowerTalk] Portable Tower Question

[James C. Hall, M.D.]

Hi John:

There are several Army Surplus models that may fit the bill.  The most
popular is the AB-577 "Rocket Launcher" which will go 50 feet and with an
extension kit will go 70 feet. It weighs about 200 lbs and is NOT a one-man
job. I know - I have one. This may be complete overkill, however, and you
may be able to use something like a AB-155, which will go to 30 feet and is
definitely a one-man job. I use one of these to support a long Carolina
Windom on one end. Both of these are VERY popular in ham circles and, as
such, have become rare to find complete 'kits'. When you can find them (
usually on eBay ), they will fetch a 'pretty penny' ! Ontario Surplus should
have some info on all this.

73, Jamie
WB4YDL


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of John Wallace
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 11:15 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
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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