I can vouch for the hights tower with fold over option. they work slick, one
ham had a 4 element Quad in EPA read radial ice. the thing was like a yoyo
after an ice storm.
Wayne W3EA
> From: ezrhino@fastmovers.biz
> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 16:27:55 -0600
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] towers for guys with weak body parts
>
> This idea is appealing; never seen one in person though.
> http://www.heightstowers.com/fold_over_kits.htm
>
> Chris
> KF7P
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 20, 2011, at 16:24 , Jim Hargrave wrote:
>
> You can install the guy wires at the top of the tower above the Hazer. Use a
> longer mast. Then you loosen two guy wires to lower the antenna. Once the
> antenna is lowered, you can re-install the two guy wires until the antenna
> is ready to go back up. Phillystran would work well this way as you can pull
> them to the back side of the tower during lowering or raising. No damage
> that way.
>
> 73s de Jim
> W5IFP
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> > [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Mike
> > Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 2:14 PM
> > To: towertalk@contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] towers for guys with weak body parts
> >
> >
> > To lower a Hazer or Razr on a guyed tower, the guys would have
> > to be taken off at the
> > bottom. The tram would travel with them inside it. Seems
> > phillystran would be easier
> > to deal with, providing the tram didn't do damage.
> >
> > 73 Mike NF4L
> >
> > On 3/20/2011 11:37 AM, Jim Spears wrote:
> >> Crankup with a separate electric winch for crank up/down and
> > tilt would
> >> seem to offer a really good solution to N3HRT's question. US
> > Tower and
> >> TriEx (Tash) offer 70' crankups that could fit within his
> > fiscal budget and
> >> height requirement.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hazer was suggested, can one of these work if the tower is
> > guyed and the
> >> antenna(s) would need to come down through the guys? I have
> > always liked
> >> the idea but have never seen one in use.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jim/N1NK
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