[TowerTalk] Will-Burt pneumatic mast repair

[Robert West]

I've seen some guyed though.  I have an AB -577 but these look easier to 
setup even though guyed as well.

I know of a guy who has one mounted in a single axle trailer with a 
generator.  works great for him.  He salvaged it from a TV van.

Bob-


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jimlux" <jimlux at earthlink.net>
To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 6:54 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Will-Burt pneumatic mast repair


> edmund weber wrote:
>> Greetings to the List,
>>      These air driven masts are most often seen mounted in Ford one
>> ton vans
>> equipped with TV microwave link gear.These masts will go to 40-50 feet
>> un-
>> guyed  with a truck mounted compressor
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> And they'll tip over in a strong wind.  I was doing the calculations for
> a mast next to a car, attached to the roof rack, and I was surprised at
> how non-wind-resistant these schemes are.
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> http://home.earthlink.net/~w6rmk/antenna/mastcar.htm
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