Steve, I was thinking you could save some money by getting a matching pair,
the guy from ja land would only need round trip once?
Ed K7UC
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From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 2:54 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Luso towers
> You've gotta love ham radio a lot to get one of those towers.
>
> Steve
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2013 01:46
> Subject: Re: Luso towers
>
>
>> The width of the bottom section is 65 inches, less than I would have
>> guessed. Width of the top section is 18 inches. I don't know what the
>> foot
>> print of the rotating base is, but that may well be significantly larger
>> than the first section of the tower itself.
>>
>> Here is an interesting fact, when buying any of these towers, you must
>> pay
>> for a Luso construction engineer to travel to your station from Japan, to
>> supervise the entire preparation and installation activities.. You must
>> pay
>> all of his expenses, including airline tickets, hotel room, etc. The
>> reason
>> for this is to assure that the tower is installed correctly. My friend
>> that
>> just bought the 90 foot model, had to pay around $5 grand for the
>> engineers
>> presence.
>>
>>
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Alan R. Downing
>> Phoenix, AZ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Colin McDonald
>> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 10:36 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Luso towers
>>
>> heavy duty alright at around 15 tonnes...that sounds a bit on the heavy
>> side? A heavy duty 68 foot del hi only weighs maybe 500 pounds
>> total...this
>>
>> must be a very very large tower? that is, very large spread at the bottom
>> to
>>
>> support so much weight at the top?
>> Obviously a 68 foot del hi is only rated for about 12 square feet of wind
>> load though lol.
>> I can't imagine shipping on a beast like that haha.
>> 73
>> Colin, V A6BKX
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2013 8:14 PM
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> 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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