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| Reviews Summary for One Man Tower |
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Reviews: 2
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Average rating: 5.0/5
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MSRP: $(missing—add MSRP)
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Description: Freestanding, self erecting tower. Open face lattice tower of square cross section, supporting a slide carriage that (a) erects the tower and (b) transports the antenna to working height.
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More info: http://www.spin.net.au/~aeitower/index
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VK3NI
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Rating: 5/5
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Jul 2, 2008 18:30
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Just so easy
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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This tower has made maintenance of my SteppIR MonstIR a breeze. The tower sections are square shaped and in 2.5m sections. It arrived on a pallet preceded by the in ground formwork which went into a 2.5m Sq x 1m deep footing. It really is a one man tower and I erected it, not without a deal of persperation on my own. I have to admit it would certainly have been easier with an assitant. The operation is a breeze once erected. A hazer system raises and lowers the MonstIR by electric winch to a height of 60 feet. Its fantastic to be able to drop te antenna when bad wx arises. I did upgrade the winch cable and pulley to cater for the weight of the MonstIR, but Kev the manufacturer assured me there was no need.. just my conservatism at work.
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VK6AV
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Rating: 5/5
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Sep 20, 2003 10:52
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Easiest tower to erect and use
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Time owned: more than 12 months
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Some years ago at VE6DK I took down a self-supporting 19 meter Delhi (60’) tower that had been up for about 8 years. I couldn’t help but notice that in those 8 years the tower seemed to have gotten a lot heavier. I decided then that my next tower should be something I could handle myself without undo exertion.
In 1999 I was living in VK4 and wanted to get back on the air with a good signal. I had met Kevin, VK4VKD on 10 metres and he mentioned he had built his own tower. I checked out the website and was intrigued. I went over to have a look and was very impressed. Key features are the ability to erect it without a gin pole and the ability to quickly change antennas. The hardest part about putting this up is just digging the hole! I installed a 20 meter model around Christmas of 1999 and have had a lot of fun loading it up with antennas. I have run various combinations of 6 elements on 6, 7 elements on 10 and a Force 12 C4-E. With the One Man Tower I can change an antenna and have it cranked back to the top in less than one hour. There are no guys to get in the way. Mine has a hand winch but you can get it with a 12VDC electric winch. This is now my tower of choice for experimenting and all around use. http://homepages.ihug.com.au/~aeitower/ in Australia or http://www.onemantowers.com/index.html in the U.S.
Harris VK6AV, VE6DK, ex VK4CWT
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