[TowerTalk] Heights - Universal tower

[HansLG at aol.com]

I have a used tower in my back yard. It was used as a crank-up in the past  
but I have the possibilities to put it up as a fixed tower and don't need 
the  maintenance problems with a crank-up. The winch was in a very 
dilapidated  condition when I received it too.
 
I was told it was a Heights tower as the sections are 8' long. I need two  
tapered sections in order to put it up the way I want it.
 
When I am looking in the Height's catalogue I can't find anything with the  
dimensions I have in the back yard. When I look in the Universal's 
catalogue I  find it though. Their 26-TAPR and 22-TAPR would do the job. Anybody 
knows  anything that can help me?
 
Also, when I received the tower (in the back yard) I noticed that the  
tapered ends of the tubes were facing down. I would prefer to have the tapered  
ends up ,as any water will then drain out instead in inside the tubes. I  
noticed the Universal have their tapered ends facing down. What is the 
preferred  method? To me, I would like to get as little water as possible inside 
the tubes.  Is there something I don't know or am not understanding? 
 
Hans - N2JFS