[TowerTalk] US Tower MA-550 questions...

[Gary Johnson]

See the first page of the MA-550 specification. The answer would be a definitive NO, but I’m sure someone somewhere has done what you’re proposing, and possibly much more…

https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.69/563.ac2.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Tower_Model_MA_550_c.pdf

Gary NA6O  

> Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 15:49:57 -0500
> From: "Jim Dawson" <jdawson at jasystems.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower MA-550 questions...
> 
> 
> I'm looking at purchasing a used US Tower model MA-550 on an MARB-550 rotor base. I don't 
> know anyone who has used one so I have questions: 
> 
> Will it handle a small tri-bander with a 40 meter element safely? I will limit 
> it to 40-45 feet because of proximity to power lines.