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Subject: [TowerTalk] Antenna and tower ID help photos.
From: Jleikhim@nettally.com (Leikhim, Joe)
Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997 21:57:52 -0400
I checked your tower. All I can say is it doesn't look like my US Tower.
Possibly Hygain??

Be sure to replace the cables and any suspicious pulleys.

Bob Duckworth wrote:
> 
> These are all jpeg (jpg) and for detail, on order of
> 100 to 200 kbyte. 10" x 8" at 72dpi
> 
> 40 meter 3elements approx 42' overall fasten to these centers
> and a coffee can sized plastic (coil?) lives at center just
> over the U-bolt. Standoff are insulators. So far suggestions
> are that this is an older Mosley. 3" boom dia.
>  <http://www.atl.org/antennas/40meter.jpg>      123k
> 
> 40m element halves (6 total) half element approx. 26'
> plus the elements from as of yet unidentified
> Mosley 3 ele yagi (CL33? TA33? 10/15 only?)
> 8' center to trap, 12 center to end.
> <http://www.atl.org/antennas/elements.jpg>       81k
> 
> Crank up tower: model?? manufacturer??
> http://www.atl.org/antennas/TOWER3.jpg          134k
> 
> base section
> <http://www.atl.org/antennas/TOWER2.jpg>        159k
> <http://www.atl.org/antennas/TOWER9.jpg>        212k
> 
> bottom brackets for anchors
> <http://www.atl.org/antennas/anchors.jpg>               182k
> 
> brackets to left for winch
> <http://www.atl.org/antennas/WINCH2.jpg>        133k
> 
> pulleys at tops of sections.
> <http://www.atl.org/antennas/TOWER8.jpg>        225k
> 
> Me, after digging the crankup out from under 8 years growth
> of weeds, taking down a 50' Rohn 25, and moving them and
> all the antennas (3 ele HF yagi, 6m yagi, and 2m collinear were
> all up!) home. Marty AA4RM helped and I'll get a photo of him
> next time he comes over.
> <http://www.atl.org/antennas/bob2.jpg>          72k
> 
> The crankup was moved with ease by a 'flat bed' type
> wrecker for only $81. Got to thinking, Truck, ramp,
> come-along....and realized that the wrecker had it all plus
> additional help.
> 
> -bob
> wb4mnf
> 
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