[MRCA] Looking for a BEST OFFER For Sale: Heavy Duty Mobile Tower

[Al Klase]

DITTO:  You've papered the entire web. Nobody's interested at anything 
like three figures.

On 12/26/2013 4:50 PM, KA1LHZ wrote:
> I've had at least 10-15 copies of this e-mail so far. PLEASE STOP 
> RESENDING IT!!!!
>
> On 12/23/2013 04:59 AM, J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT wrote:
>>
>> Hi Folks!
>>
>> This tower could be used in a fixed or mobile environment.  What I 
>> like about it, is that you can use a short A-frame ladder to put 
>> whatever you want on top (e. g. rotator and tall mast and then just 
>> use a 1/2 inch ratchet to raise it up in about 2 minutes to full 
>> height. The ability to put an antenna between 30-45 ft in the air, 
>> depending on antenna load without having to tip it up is a liberating 
>> capability.  I mounted it on the back of my old van which I no longer 
>> have, and I would just go up on the platform built into the rack to 
>> drop in the rotator and mast.  In fact, I would preinstall the 
>> rotator with its cabling into the van and then just drop in the mast, 
>> antennas and feed lines into the top of the rotator.  I would then 
>> ratchet it up from the safety and ease of the ground.
>>
>> The rack as it exists today, is only the rear 20% needed to support 
>> the tower and fits very well on a van.  It allows access to the top 
>> and also provides for in-transit storage of gear.  The key element is 
>> the 2 inch hitch fixture that supports the bottom of the tower.
>>
>> Finally, this tower is REALLY STURDY and can support a whole bunch of 
>> antenna load.  The limiting element will be the rotator.  It was 
>> built for the U. S. Army by a German company (unknown) and does not 
>> require maintenance of seals for hydraulics or pneumatics or the use 
>> of a compressor to operate. This is unlike the surplus broadcast 
>> towers you see.  Its internal cable-driven design is reliable and a 
>> pleasure to use.  I have never seen another one on the market and I 
>> have searched through many military vehicle and radio web sites, 
>> lists and experts.  My guess is that it was built to support a dish 
>> on an armored or heavy wheeled vehicle.
>>
>> Please let me know of your interest.  I will accept cash or PayPal to 
>> W2TTT at ATT.NET.
>>
>> I am selling my unique 28 ft heavy duty, military tubular tower.
>>
>> This cable-driven tower can be raised and lowered by hand using a 1/2 
>> inch
>> ratchet handle in about two minutes. The base of the tower is 
>> supported by
>> a custom offset base bracket that is inserted into a two inch trailer 
>> hitch receiver and a
>> heavy duty custom cargo roof rack to support the top.
>>
>> Just add a rotator and a suitable mast, and you can get up to 45 or 
>> more feet with your antennas!
>>
>> This is a great tower for EMCOM, Field Day, Hilltopping and more!
>>
>> It will go on any vehicle but the roof rack piece is based on a van 
>> body with gutters..
>> Also included is a custom base that slides into a 2 inch receiver.
>>
>> I will send you photos upon request.
>>
>> To take a look, please text or call me at 201 314 6964 or email me.
>> I am asking $2,900 or *best offer.*
>>
>> */Thanks & 73,
>> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT at ARRL dot NET
>> 201.314.6964/*
>>
>>
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Al Klase -- N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/

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