I purchased a tower from the estate of a SK. It was about 50' high and
hinged in the middle. It had strongback that ran along one leg of the
tower attaching to the tower above the hinge. There was a winch on the
tower below the strongback attached to it with a cable that allowed you
to crank the tower up and down. Unfortunately it is currently lying on
the ground awaiting construction of the new QTH, otherwise I could put
up pictures. If anyone can remember who the manufacture was, I would
appreciate a pointer.
TNX,
Erich
N6FD
jacobsen_5@msn.com wrote:
> Barry is seeking info on tilting/non-retracting towers:
>
> Barry,
> I believe Heights Aluminum towers have tilt over fixtures that tilt over the
> entire tower, either with a manual crank/"ajax screw", or with a motor. ALSO,
> I seem to remember Y E A R S ago in one of the mags (QST, or CQ), someone
> had engineered a tilt over lattice tower using 2 or 3 sections of tower as a
> moving gin pole at the base, 90 deg angle to the tower. Used a winch (not
> wench) to tilt and raise (although I guess you could use a wench to turn the
> winch). Had 4 way side guys. The side guys were left attached permantly and
> with carefully calculated length and anchor points so that the tension
> remained as the tower was tilted to reduce side sway. The back guys went to
> the gin pole so tension also remained constant and reduced tower bend. I
> believe the tower was about 75' or so in height.
>
> I can be done. Just takes lots a math......
> Good luck with your project.
>
> 73 es GDDX
> K9WN Jake
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