Re: [amsat-bb] RE: Delivery Dates

["Freeman P. Pascal IV" <pascal@xxxxxxxxxx>]

sco@sco-inc.com wrote:

> Freeman, for some reason your ISP thinks my email address is a 
> spammer. My last email to you was rejected but there was no way 
> mentioned to report the error to your ISP.
>
Odd, I don't really have an ISP.  My domain is hosted on a friends 
system since
I don't have a dedicated connection with a static IP address.  Who's 
your ISP?
Could you forward me the failure message?

>> If this is the route you are taking then be sure to purchase the 
>> chormolly
>> mast, or at the very least the reinforced mast.  Check with US-Towers
>> on the load capacity of the mast that sticks out above the tower.
>
>
> I think that is a good idea. I have asked US Towers what they think of 
> my proposed idea.
>
>> I would still recommend looking at the HDX version of the tower, as I 
>> have.
>> You can save a bit of money on the tower buy purchasing through one of
>> US-Towers dealers (like Texas Towers).  I've noticed a $500 to $800 
>> price
>> difference between the prices on US Towers web site and Texas Towers
>> quotes.
>
>
> I agree. HRO is several hundred dollars lower. But the extra cost of a 
> HDX tower is about the same as two separate TX towers (55 ft for HF 
> and 72 ft for sat). Then I would have no big advantage of using just 
> one tower. The M2 Orion 2800 AZ rotor can handle 35 sq ft so it should 
> handle the extra windload of the mast and small satellite array. If I 
> leave the tower down at the 23 ft height, except when i am using it I 
> still think (on paper) that would be more than adequate???
>

I would talk to an engineer at US Tower.  They can tell you if you are
doing anything potentially dangerous or out of spec of the tower.

One thing I forgot to mention that surprised me and almost killed my
plans for tower was the shipping cost quoted by Texas Towers for my
original TX-455.  The tower is shipped from the manufacturer in
Kansas - the shipping cost was $1025!  Just be aware that the shipping
cost is significant.


-Freeman, N5FPP

> Les
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