[TowerTalk] Crank-Up Tower with Short Nested Height?

[Richard M. Gillingham]

See
http://www.ustower.com/

Still making low profile tower.

Looks interesting to me too..

Gil, W1RG
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Kinyon - W7TS" <w7ts at attbi.com>
To: "'Michael Tope'" <W4EF at dellroy.com>; "'TowerTalk'"
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 4:30 PM
Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] Crank-Up Tower with Short Nested Height?


> A few years ago, US tower built a tower for me that is 6  10 foot sections
> Nested about 13 1/2 feet, up 49 feet.  It was the second of these they
> built. I don't know if they've done any more. It (while cranked up) has
> withstood 60 - 80 MPH wind gusts with a 3 element SteppIR at top of tower
> and 40-2CD 9 feet above it.
> It cost around $3000, but I wanted a low profile sturdy tower. Another
plus
> is that I do all my antenna work standing on my roof.
> Talk to Bruce at US Tower.
> 73,
> Ken W7TS
>
> -------------------
> Kenneth E.  Kinyon
> 34 Princeton Circle
> Longmont, CO 80503-2106
> Voice: (303) 684-0037
> Fax:  (303) 776-5088
> E-mail: W7TS at attbi.com
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> -------------------
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Michael Tope
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 14:07
> To: TowerTalk
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Crank-Up Tower with Short Nested Height?
>
>
> Does anyone make a crank-up tower that has a nested height of
> less than 20'? I live on a hillside and am anticipating the need to
> accomodate my neighbors view (a 20' tower would probably
> end up with the antennas at eye level from his front porch which
> looks across my property).
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike, W4EF........................
>
>
>
>
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