[TowerTalk] Which tower?

[Robert Shauger]

Steve...

In your professional opinion, where does the Tashjian towers (aka TriEx)
fall in this line up?

Thanks,
Bob AI7M


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
To: <ab2os at optonline.net>; <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Which tower?


> In a message dated 10/1/03 8:10:33 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> ab2os at optonline.net writes:
>
> > Looking to put up a 40' to 50' unguyed tower in an area where one has to
> >  allow for 80mph winds (Ottowa county, W. Michigan). I probably will not
> >  put up a lot of antennas at first -- just an HF beam (perhaps a 3el. or
> >  4el. SteppIR) with a 2m/440 vertical above it -- but I'd like to keep
my
> >  options open.
> >
> >  The makes of tower I've investigated are US Tower, Trylon, and AN
Tower.
> >  Which is the most reliable? Which is the best value for money, taking
> >  into account the shipping charges as well? -- e.g., Trylon's US
> >  distributor has a fixed shipping charge no matter what size tower and
> >  where in the US it's going.
> >
> Hi, Alan --
>
>     I'm a leading distributor of Trylon towers in the US - <A
> HREF="http://www.championradio.com">www.championradio.com</A>. I'm also a
professional tower
> and antenna installer with experience on over 180 amateur installations
and
> dozens of commercial ones. Here's my professional and only slightly biased
> perspective.
>
> US TOWER - They are the 800 pound gorilla but they make a very good
product
> and generally have excellent customer service. Crank-up towers are the
most
> expensive antenna support structure you can buy and they are complex
> electro-mechanical devices (which admittedly are pretty darn safe and
reliable) but
> require periodic preventive maintenance.
>
> AN TOWERS - These are medium- to heavy-duty structures. IMO they are
overkill
> for most amateur installations. Their rotator plate weighs 35 pounds.
There's
> no need for it to be so heavy. OTOH they are your basic battleship in
terms
> of materials.
>
> TRYLON TITANS - These are light- to -medium-duty towers. They are THE BEST
> VALUE in a tower because 1) they're made in Canada and we get great
exchange
> rate pricing and 2) they're perfectly adequate for just about any amateur
> application.
>
>     Most hams want to maximize what they get while minimizing their
> investment. The Trylon Titans win in this situation.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve     K7LXC
> Champion Radio Products
> 888-833-3104
> Cell: 206-890-4188
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