[TowerTalk] Looking for some tower advice

[Alan NV8A (ex. AB2OS)]

I don't yet have a tower but have been looking at the AN Wireless ones. 
They do mention a hinged mounting plate (no price stated; depends on 
what is required). These are freestanding towers and come in multiples 
of 10 feet.

http://www.anwireless.com

HTH

Alan NV8A


On 11/19/04 12:29 am Jim Aguirre put fingers to keyboard and launched 
the following message into cyberspace:

> I'm relocating to a new QTH soon and will be putting up a couple of 
> new towers.  My first priority is to get a modest tower up alongside 
> the house to carry VHF/UHF and Microwave antennas...6M through 23CM.  
> The second...and, possibly, third...tower(s) can come a bit later.
> 
> I will be purchasing new towers, so have some choices to make 
> regarding styles, material (aluminum or steel) and options.  Here are 
> some of the criteria I have in mind for the first tower.
> 
> I'm looking for something about 50' in height, 15-20 square foot 
> antenna capacity, freestanding (don't want guy wires cluttering up 
> the yard), tiltover design of some sort for easy antenna work.  Not 
> necessary to be telescoping unit, but could be.
> 
> I've been looking at a couple of possibilities: a 55' US Tower 
> tubular (MA-550MDP) with freestanding, rotatable base or a 48' 
> Heights aluminum tower (Model 48-23-90) with "foldover" base.  While 
> the US Tower unit wouldn't carry 15-20 sq ft of antenna extended, it 
> could do so retracted.  Heights offers a 48-footer rated at 23 sq ft 
> in 90 MPH wind.
> 
> I will probably need at least 12' of mast above the top ot the tower 
> on which to stack the antennas.  With the rotatable tubular, that 
> doesn't look like a problem; not sure with the Heights tower.
> 
> Any thoughts or experiences would be appreciated.