[TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or ?

Mon Jun 6 04:41:54 PDT 2011

Hello All,

There was a period between Tristao Towers and US Towers when Lou was  
associated with a company called Towermaster. The company was in business maybe  
a couple of years before it folded.

The tower in question may be from that era.

73,
Gerald K5GW

In a message dated 6/3/2011 10:28:46 A.M. Central Daylight Time,  
stevek at jmr.com writes:

Anyone  left at U.S. Tower who worked for Lou in the early days?

Unfortunately  we can't ask Lou since he's been SK for ten years now.

I don't recall  seeing the "double-U" type webbing on Tristao products,
but  maybe.

Steve WB2WIK

-----Original Message-----
From:  towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]  On Behalf Of damon stewart
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 8:18 AM
To: K6QD;  towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or  ?

Terry, W6RU thinks it looks allot like a Lou Tristao (pre US Tower)  72'
Tower.  Skip, KJ6Y also pointed out it cant be a Tri-Ex but it  has
features
that where not found on the Hy-Gain.  I sent photos to  both Hy-Gain and
to
Karl Tashjian and both say its not one of  theirs.  When I looked over
the
tower it does not look like anyone  modified, it looks like this is how
it
was built from the  factory.

So maybe its a Tristao?

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at  8:04 AM, K6QD <k6qd at cox.net> wrote:

> Hy-Gain made a good  tower as well.  Purchase depends on a number of
> factors;
>  strength for your application, condition of the tower, price.   Make
sure
> you
> looks for corrosion inside the vertical  tubes.  Older towers, if they
have
> been stored horizontally  tend to collect water in the tubes and the
tubes
> corrode from the  inside making the tower "throw-away".  If you make a
>  string
> of LEDs and insert them in each tower leg you can get a visual  ideas
of the
> inside condition.  Externally, the tower appears  to be in "OK" shape
from
> the photos.  Also check the  sheaves/axels, motor, gearbox, cable
> drum/bearings, if each section is  straight & true (use a taught string
line
> from end-to-end on  each leg of each section).....
>
> From the looks of the tower, it  isn't as strong as a LM470, but one
really
> can't tell because you  don't know what grade of steel was used.
>
> GL,
> Mike  K6QD
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>  [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of damon stewart
>  Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:32 PM
> To:  towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or  ?
>
>
> Thanks Steve, I think you may be correct.  I  have been searching for
photos
> of both and I have yet to see an  LM470 with that type of bracing.
>
> Well,  Im in the process  of buying the tower.  I was told it was an
LM470.
> If it is in  fact the Hy-Gain should this sway my buying decision  any?
>
>
>
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 1, 2011 at  3:29 PM, Steve Katz <stevek at jmr.com> wrote:
> >
>  >> I recall Hy-Gain made changes along the way.  Of course, so  did
> >> Tri-Ex!
> >>
> >>
>  >>
> >> But that type of webbing with the back-to-back "U"  forms I have
only
> >> seen on Hy-Gain towers and not anywhere  else.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>  >>
> >>
> >> *From:* damon stewart  [mailto:wsmc551 at gmail.com]
> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 01, 2011  3:21 PM
> >> *To:* Steve Katz
> >> *Cc:*  TowerTalk at contesting.com
> >> *Subject:* Re: [TowerTalk] LM470 or  HG-70HD or ?
> >>
> >>
> >>
>  >> One thing I was told was the Hy-Gain towers only had three  bolt
holes
> >> per leg and the one in question has five, so  does the LM470.  In
the
> >> HG-70HD PDF manual I found on  line it also shows three bolt hols
per
> >> leg.  I was  also told the Hy-Gain did not have the tabs at the 8'
> >> mark  for the tilt over base, the one in question does?  So  its
seems
> >> to have characteristics of both the Hy-Gian and  Tri-Ex.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jun 1, 2011  at 3:19 PM, Steve Katz <stevek at jmr.com> wrote:
> >>
>  >> It's the Hy-Gain for sure.  The tell-tale sign is the  "double-U"
> >> back-to-back webbing that can be seen.   Tri-Ex never used that.
> >>
> >> 73
>  >>
> >> WB2WIK
> >>
> >>
>  >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From:  towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> >>  [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of  damon
stewart
> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2011 3:05  PM
> >> To: TowerTalk at contesting.com
> >> Subject:  [TowerTalk] LM470 or HG-70HD or ?
> >>
> >>
>  >> Can anyone positive identify the tower in these photos
>  >> http://s241.photobucket.com/albums/ff146/wsmc551/Tower/ ?  I  sent
the
> >> photos to Karl Tashjian thinking it was an LM470  but Karl says its
> >> not, maybe its
> >> an  Hy-Gain?  In any case I would just like to know what it is  for
sure.
> >>
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