[VHFcontesting] Tower trailer plans

[David Pruett]

Mike (KA5CVH) Urich wrote:
> We've all seen those portable lighting rigs at construction sites.
> You know the ones with the 8-12KW generators and a crank up tower to
> raise the lights up to illuminate the work area.  Well N1EW put one to
> good use.  http://www.ka5cvh.com/photos/v/Rovers/N1EW.jpg.html
>
> I want to do something similar but *maybe* want to build my own tower
> on my own trailer for a rover station.  I did some googling and found
> any number of articles on how to build a tower for your fixed station
> and any number of business's selling prebuilt towers.
>
> So has anyone ran across any other plans that may help a guy out?
>   
Mike,

I don't have any plans, but here are a couple of good homebrew examples 
built from boat trailers:

http://home.comcast.net/~k8cc/Tower_Trailer.htm


And this article shows these towers in action:

http://home.comcast.net/~k8cc/2007_K8MQP.htm


Maybe these will provide some ideas.


73, Dave/K8CC