Tiltover tower plans

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ZL3ADT
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Tiltover tower plans

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Hi all Am looking to get a 10 metre pipe tower built.Must be tiltover and beable to be certified.Would consider buying locally available
tower around 10 metres,need resourse consent to go higher here.
thanks Ross
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Re: Tiltover tower plans

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Hello Ross,

If and when you build your tilt over tower Ross, make certain that you get a braked winch, many stroies over here of tilt-overs with unbraked winches causing severe damage to your person and the antennas when you decide that you cannot hold the winch weight any longer !!!!!

73
Andrew
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Re: Tiltover tower plans

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Thanks Andrew have used a boat trailer winch on a modist installation in the past with no probs. 73s Ross
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