Deploying An Emergency Ham Radio Tower

Dave Whittle N4FND shows AUXCOMM Louisville and the Jefferson County Search Dog Assn. how to deploy a 70 year old, 40 foot military radio tower trailer.

[@amp1776]

Good thing it aint an emergency.

[@markf350s]

What a fantastic set up once again all the equipment old thinking sometimes you just can't beat the way they used to do things

[@jimmysomethin5878]

Dads Army at work!! Jimmy

[@SocialistDistancing]

That's a nice little tower, but that crank system is sketchy at best.

[@Tire_Smoke]

Nice setup! I've been looking for one of these for the Clark County club. 73 from your neighbors to the north, K9ZF & the Clark County Amateur Radio Club :-)

[@adamant6016]

i would looove to have this old tower any day!

[@braydenthomas6193]

@Aden Mustafa yea, I've been using instaflixxer for months myself =)

[@tomaselon8248]

@Aden Mustafa definitely, I have been using instaflixxer for years myself :)

[@averyrandy4448]

@Aden Mustafa Yea, I have been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@2e0txe]

That is a fantastic trailer, I need something like that here in the UK :D

[@68spc]

I was at a Field Day when someone was lowering a tower with a winch like this. Once his hand slipped it few down like a rocket as bent the tower. I fixed the tower and replaced the winch with an automatic brake winch. Some complained it didn’t spool out without weight but It will never let loose again. That’s that needs to be changed on this.

[@larryhaney6608]

I love it .

[@richarde735]

I’m guessing by size of those bellies, the k9’s are doing all the work.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Great setup and Engineering it didnt look like much effort was needed to Deploy the boom and Antenna I know the Military uses a similar telescoping system built on Hummer style trailers that can be deployed put of Airplanes and Parachuted to where they need to enhance communication ability part of those systems have solar charging to power batteries on the system as well growing up in the South a freind of mine used to get in trouble with his Momma for stealing all the Coat hangers in the house to use as Welding Rods ! Mostly for exhaust systems he was building in the back yard for his hotrods and other projects i was over the house one time when his Mom came out yelling she was going to Whoop him if he didnt stop doing that

[@BluegrassFilmsKY]

This actually was a military tower from the 50s

[@curtphillips140]

What it the length of the trailer when set up for the road, from front of the tongue to the furthest point at the back of the rig?

[@tcoker6616]

Seems like all of you electronics geniuses could fix a little electric motor.

[@robertgiese4913]

Do they still make these emergency towers?

[@kd5you1]

Aluma Towers makes trailer towers similar to this one.

[@jafo4775]

Did I miss something?

[@kittykat999a]

. Tower looks ok. What a messy disorganized cluster of people.

[@olivertaylor8788]

That is silly,,that rig needs to go to the dump