[TowerTalk] AN Wireless Towers

Mike Fatchett W0MU w0mu at w0mu.com
Thu Jun 20 12:16:16 EDT 2024


I have the 70ft version and it is a pain to climb even with the steps.  
They are quite far apart.  It is nothing like climbing a Rohn tower 
which is like a ladder.  I was trying to figure out how to mount 70 of 
ladder to it for easier climbs.

W0MU


On 6/20/2024 7:53 AM, tomgeorgens15 at gmail.com wrote:
> Fortunately, he was in business long enough for me to get a set of rails for
> the concrete base so I could reinstall my tower at a new QTH.
>
> The tower is heavy duty with limited rust.  However, it tedious to work on
> with the X braces and climbing pegs at different heights.  I had a bracket
> installed near the top that you can stand on, but it is not in the right
> spot for every job.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces at contesting.com> On Behalf Of
> john at kk9a.com
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2024 8:04 AM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] AN Wireless Towers
>
> I have seen two AN Wireless towers in Aruba and they appeared to be very
> nice towers plus they seemed to hold up well in the corrosive environment.
> They do require a lot of concrete!  It is too bad that KK3AN closed the
> company.
>
> John KK9A - P40A
>
>
> AA1K wrote:
>
> A year or two ago when I talked with Dan he said they had shut down during
> Covid and wouldn't reopen.
>
> If anyone is looking for an AN Wireless tower, I have an LD-70 for sale.
>
> And W3YQ has an HD-60 for sale (ad on eham.net).
>
> Archived AN Wireless site with details still available here:
> https://web.archive.org/web/20200210062141/http://www.anwireless.com/
>
> 73/Jon AA1K
>
> Jon P. Zaimes, AA1K
> Tower climber for hire
>
>
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