[TowerTalk] IsoTruss towers

[Steve Maki]

It's a completely different, way larger design than the original, which 
was only R25 size with weirdly shaped members.

The tower on their website looks pretty robust. One thing to keep in 
mind with a tower of unusual shape is the fact that all your attachment 
hardware will need to be custom made, unless the manufacturer has a good 
selection to choose from.

Definitely could be attractive for those in salty coastal areas.

73, Steve K8LX

On 10/12/23 2:15 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
> There is a photo on their website showing a worker on the tower so I wonder
> if something has changed in the last decade?  Having to raise and lower the
> whole tower for antenna work or having to rent a lift is not practical for
> most ham use.  In environments with heavy corrosion, like Aruba, this could
> be an interesting option, if it was safe to work on.
>
> John KK9A - P40A
>
>
> Steve Maki K8LX wrote:
>
> I have literature from them dated 2003. Their tower then was not
> climbable, but advertised as being totally assembled on the ground and
> either walked up or raised with a falling derrick at heights to 330'. I
> think they were targeting the weather station market at the time. I
> thought it could have served to hold up big wire arrays, but it was
> fairly expensive.
>
> -Steve K8LX
>
> On 10/12/23 12:41 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
>> IsoTruss was discussed on towertalk 9 years ago so it is not new, below
> are
>> a couple of posts from the archives.
>>
>> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00269.html
>>
>> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00270.html
>>
>> John KK9A
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