[TowerTalk] Limitation on tower width. Was: Revocation ofBuilding Permit?

[kelly at thejohnsons.ws]

Yes, US Tower WILL make a heavy duty version of the MA-550.
I believe they quoted me an extra $1000 to do it.

On Sat, 17 Jul 2004 11:44:32 -0700, "Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)" wrote:

> 
> Well, when they were available, few people took advantage
> of them.  Instead, they saved money and used an MA-550
> and cranked it down when the wind came up.  Perhaps US
> Tower would be willing to make a heavy duty 55 foot mast
> consisting of the bottom 3 sections of their 89 foot model.
> 
> 
> Rick N6RK
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alan AB2OS [mailto:ab2os at att.net]
> > Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:08 AM
> > To: towertalk reflector
> > Cc: Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK)
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Limitation on tower width. Was: Revocation
> > ofBuilding Permit?
> > 
> > 
> > Can't find anything about Sky Needles except that they were made by 
> > Tri-Ex, which is no more. I understand that Tashjian took over Tri-Ex 
> > but was getting rotten reviews, and I can't find "Sky Needle" on his Web 
> > site either.
> > 
> > Alan AB2OS
> > 
> > 
> > On 07/17/04 01:18 pm Richard (Rick) Karlquist (N6RK) put fingers to 
> > keyboard and launched the following message into cyberspace:
> > 
> > > Cupertino has a 12 inch width limitation, which
> > > is just enough for Rohn 25.  Basically, that limits
> > > you to guyed towers or self supporting pipe towers.
> > > A 55 foot Sky Needle would be perfectly legal.
> > > In many cases, a Sky Needle is an excellent solution
> > > for city lots, but it seems to be an overlooked option,
> > > judging by the amount of discussion about zoning issues.
> > 
> > 
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Kelly Johnson