Re: [TowerTalk] Will-Burt pneumatic mast repair

[jimlux <jimlux@earthlink.net>]

edmund weber wrote:
> Greetings to the List,
>      These air driven masts are most often seen mounted in Ford one  
> ton vans
> equipped with TV microwave link gear.These masts will go to 40-50 feet  
> un-
> guyed  with a truck mounted compressor 

And they'll tip over in a strong wind.  I was doing the calculations for 
a mast next to a car, attached to the roof rack, and I was surprised at 
how non-wind-resistant these schemes are.

http://home.earthlink.net/~w6rmk/antenna/mastcar.htm





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