It's a completely different, way larger design than the original, which
was only R25 size with weirdly shaped members.
The tower on their website looks pretty robust. One thing to keep in
mind with a tower of unusual shape is the fact that all your attachment
hardware will need to be custom made, unless the manufacturer has a good
selection to choose from.
Definitely could be attractive for those in salty coastal areas.
73, Steve K8LX
On 10/12/23 2:15 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
There is a photo on their website showing a worker on the tower so I wonder
if something has changed in the last decade? Having to raise and lower the
whole tower for antenna work or having to rent a lift is not practical for
most ham use. In environments with heavy corrosion, like Aruba, this could
be an interesting option, if it was safe to work on.
John KK9A - P40A
Steve Maki K8LX wrote:
I have literature from them dated 2003. Their tower then was not
climbable, but advertised as being totally assembled on the ground and
either walked up or raised with a falling derrick at heights to 330'. I
think they were targeting the weather station market at the time. I
thought it could have served to hold up big wire arrays, but it was
fairly expensive.
-Steve K8LX
On 10/12/23 12:41 PM, john at kk9a.com wrote:
IsoTruss was discussed on towertalk 9 years ago so it is not new, below
are
a couple of posts from the archives.
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00269.html
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Towertalk/2004-01/msg00270.html
John KK9A
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