A radio/TV truck with hydraulic mast and/or a cellular-on-wheels (COW) truck would already have a built in "tower"... you could put one of those on your vehicle wish list. Nate WY0X _________________
I looked at a couple of used ENG (Electronic News Gathering) vehicles with pneumatic (not hydraulic) towers but way outside of the range of my expendable dollars. -- Mike Urich, KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.
You also can't load those pneumatic masts too heavily either, and water retention and freezing has been a problem for at least one rover I'm aware of. I adapted a 20 foot crank-up pole (army surplus
There is one of these for bid on ebay right now. Go to ham radio, and search highest price. I believe it starts around $21k. Boy, you could really impress your friends at the next hamfest with this w
You mean ther "Emergency Comm Center Mobile Unit"? That price doesn't seem too bad, really. It could use some spiffing up, as you said. :-) 73, Zack W9SZ _____________________________________________
Then there is the N2JMH http://ka5cvh.com/fun_stuff/video/ham_radio/ Psycho Rover. Just turn the volume down because the choice in music really sux. -- Mike Urich, KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com http://har
The key to a reliable pneumatic mast is to use an antifreeze mister in the compressed air line. The Ethylene Glycol mixes with the water and is discharged when the mast goes down. The Glycol also lub