He made himself look like a troll saying he's not a fan (: On Feb 18, 2015 8:18 AM, "Ty Featherling" <tyfeatherl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Have you used them? It doesn't sound like it. They are far from flimsy. > They are less beefy than the commercial tower type mounts but for many of > my uses those commercial ones are way overkill. That's why he started > building them in the first place. He doesn't actually have a direct > competitor to the Commscope pipe to pipe mounts. I use those too when > needed. For mounting a sector, the original M-TOW or M-TOW-10 is where it's > at. For small dishes (ie RocketDish30), I like the M-TOW-P. I've mounted > Airfiber5s with M-TOW-D and M-TOW-A. None of those is under any risk of > moving or failing. Some cases require more beefy hardware and for those I > get more beefy hardware. If you haven't tried any of the M-TOW line I would > recommend it. > > -Ty > > On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 9:04 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: > >> They look great for a customer or a repeater, but not a tower. I use the >> Commscope pipe to pipe mounts. They're available locally, beefy as all hell >> and reasonably priced. >> >> >> >> ----- >> Mike Hammett >> Intelligent Computing Solutions >> http://www.ics-il.com >> >> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From: *"Ty Featherling" <tyfeatherl...@gmail.com> >> *To: *af@afmug.com >> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:59:23 AM >> >> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Water Tower Hatch Mount >> >> BLASPHEMY!! Kill the traitor!! >> >> Lol, to each his own. I don't know if care for that version but the ones >> I use have been a Godsend. >> >> >> -Ty >> >> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 8:48 AM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: >> >>> I've seen them before too. Looks too flimsy to me. I know this is the >>> wrong crowd to say this in, but none of the M-TOW line really interests me. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> Mike Hammett >>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>> http://www.ics-il.com >>> >>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"Ty Featherling" <tyfeatherl...@gmail.com> >>> *To: *af@afmug.com >>> *Sent: *Wednesday, February 18, 2015 8:30:16 AM >>> *Subject: *Re: [AFMUG] Water Tower Hatch Mount >>> >>> >>> Yes. This is it. I haven't used it but I remember the thread. >>> >>> http://www.wbmfg.com/products.cfm?PID=45&Cat= >>> >>> -Ty >>> >>> On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 8:23 AM, Chuck Hogg <ch...@shelbybb.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I've see a few M-TOW's with long all thread posted here doing the same >>>> thing. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Chuck >>>> >>>> On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 5:45 PM, Mike Hammett <af...@ics-il.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I know this has come up a few times (possibly by me), but does this >>>>> setup seem reasonable for attaching antennas to the center access hatch of >>>>> a pedisphere water tower? (Yes, yes, I know consult a structural >>>>> engineer.) >>>>> >>>>> One of these around the hatch: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.commscope.com/catalog/andrew/pdf/part/MC-RM1030-4.aspx?id=1653&ShowPatterns=False >>>>> >>>>> Four of these: >>>>> >>>>> http://www.commscope.com/catalog/wireless/pdf/part/MC-SA24-B.aspx?id=674&ShowPatterns=False >>>>> >>>>> Four pipes >>>>> >>>>> There's nothing else to mount to. >>>>> >>>>> Also, there's always plugs (like a 4" diameter hole) screwed into the >>>>> tops of these things. I'm assuming to pass cables through. Anyone have any >>>>> recommendations on what I could put there for a pass-through vs. taking >>>>> them out and just putting in silicon or Great Stuff. 4" of hole, 1" (at >>>>> most) of cables. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- >>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://www.facebook.com/ICSIL> >>>>> <https://plus.google.com/+IntelligentComputingSolutionsDeKalb> >>>>> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/intelligent-computing-solutions> >>>>> <https://twitter.com/ICSIL> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> >
