Roger that! You gonna try it?? Jim WA6EKS
-----Original Message-----
From: Colin McDonald
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Luso towers
that is the V, increased thrust option he was aluding to haha.
2.9 seconds or your money back!
73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Jim Gammon" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:53 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Luso towers
> Geeze I wonder how much faster that tower would go up if you were
> to slip one of those towers a few viagra pills? Jim WA6EKS
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date sent: Sun, 15 Dec 2013 20:14:17 -0700
> Subject: Luso towers
>
> Hello list,
>
>
>
> Has anyone on the list looked into Luso towers when shopping for
> a new one?
> For those that aren't aware of Luso, it is a Japanese tower
> builder of heavy
> duty electrically operated crankup towers in heights from 90 feet
> to over
> 300 feet. They accommodate antenna, rotor, and mast weight of up
> to 2200
> pounds. The 150 foot model is rated to accommodate 140 square
> foot of
> antenna, and goes from a fully retracted height of 42 feet to a
> fully
> extended height of 145 feet in 29 seconds. Masts of up to 8.6
> inch
> diameters are accommodated with multiple thrust bearings. Each
> model is
> available with a number of options, including a rotating base,
> and automatic
> retraction when winds exceed a preset level. The 150 foot model
> weighs
> 29700 pounds excluding options.
>
>
>
> A friend just took delivery of the 90 foot model with the
> rotating base and
> automatic retraction system. Because of my recent good news on
> the health
> front, I am seriously thinking of ordering the 120 foot tower
> with the
> rotating base, automatic retraction, 4 inch mast with thrust
> bearings, and a
> prop pitch rotor with Green Heron controller.
>
>
>
> If anyone has investigated the Luso offerings, I'd appreciate
> discussing
> them with you.
>
>
>
> Merry Christmas everyone, and a very happy New Year.
>
>
>
> Best 73
>
> Alan
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