[TowerTalk] Side-mounting a yagi on a Luso tower (on the bottom tower section)

[Tim Jellison]

I installed a large Luso tower last summer and it has Yagis installed on 
the top of all sections except for the bottom one. I can understand why 
the factory is telling you that it cannot be done on the bottom section 
because of the cables, pulleys, weight boxes, etc, but I have to believe 
it would be doable if they fabricate a suitable mounting bracket (one 
which spaces the boom-mounting position far enough out to clear 
everything).   I suggest that you use the "anything's possible" attitude 
mixed in with patience and fortitude in working through the language 
barrier. Good luck.

Tim Jellison W3YQ/KL7WV
KL7WV Tower Service
304 704 1196
kl7wv at kl7wv.com
www.kl7wv.com


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> Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:45:59 -0400
> From: John W <xnewyorka at hotmail.com>
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> Subject: [TowerTalk] Side-mounting a yagi on a Luso tower (on the
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> I am considering putting up a Luso telescoping (crankup) tower in order to avoid a challenging guy wire installation.In order for it to make sense, I would need to be able to side-mount a yagi at the top of the bottom-most tower section.(For their LUSO120US model, this means putting the antenna at 37' (or 11.3m) above ground.)Here is the tower: http://www.lusotower.com/USA/tower%20120US.html
> Luso tells me that it is not possible to do this because there is too much hardware in the way (pulleys, ladder, etc.)But looking at the photos of their towers, it looks to me like there might be enough room to somehow make it work.
> Do you know of anyone who has side-mounted a yagi at the top of the bottom section of a Luso tower? If so, I would like to see a photo or at least hear about how it was done.
> I know that antennas can be side mounted on the upper sections, so I don't need to hear about that. Just interested in mounting at the top of the bottom section.
> Thanks in advance,
> JohnW2ID 		 	   		
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