I get mine through Double-Radius but hey drop-ship from WBMFG. Actually I just ordered a batch today.
-Ty On Wed, Feb 18, 2015 at 11:16 AM, Mike Hammett <[email protected]> wrote: > Never used them, no. > > Does anyone in Chicago stock them? > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ty Featherling <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:18:48 -0600 (CST) > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Water Tower Hatch Mount > > 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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> > > *To: *[email protected] > > *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 <[email protected]> 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" <[email protected]> > >> *To: *[email protected] > >> *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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> > 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> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > >> > > > > > >
