To: | Jim Pruitt <wa7duy@charter.net> |
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Subject: | Re: [TowerTalk] Crank up mast help needed |
From: | "Joe Giacobello, K2XX" <k2xx@swva.net> |
Reply-to: | k2xx@swva.net |
Date: | Fri, 09 May 2014 09:34:11 -0400 |
List-post: | <towertalk@contesting.com">mailto:towertalk@contesting.com> |
Your description seems vaguely reminiscent of a Wilson crank-up tower.
I once owned a Wilson TT-45, a two section, 45' tower. I no longer have
any info on Wilson towers. I'm guessing that yours is a TT-60 or
something like that. There may be some info on the Internet if you do a
search. A winch handle should be easily available from a hardware store
or a boating equipment retailer.
73, Joe K2XX Jim Pruitt <mailto:wa7duy@charter.net> Friday, May 09, 2014 12:15 AMI am hoping that someones can help me. I recently committed to buy a crank up mast that is being sold by the daughter of a silent key. The mast looks like about 60ft with 3 sections 20ft or so tall. I could not see the third section but the second section cranked up with a sawtooth metal strip like used on drill presses to raise and lower them. The mast looked well made and thicker pipe so probably commercial but I saw no label. Also the crank is missing. It went on a square shaft but did not measure it but was probably 1/2" or 3/4" square.Anyone have any idea what I can use to crank it down or where I could get a crank to fit it?Can any ones tell me how to lower this mast to the ground safely and tip it over? It currently has a small rotor on top (Ham M or Ham 4 style) and a 3 element beam that looked like either 6 meters or 10 meters. I would guess that it is at about the 45ft level or so.Thank you. Jim Pruitt WA7DUY _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk |
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