EXL167 Series Heavy Weight Heavy Duty Carbon/Glass fibre Composite Portable Telescopic Masts from Mastsystem

EX167 Series

Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 portable mast series are Heavy Weight Heavy Duty Carbon-Fibre Composite Telescopic Portable Masts for large headloads
Heights to 34 Metres and Headloads to 70 Kg

Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series of lightweight telescopic portable masts are designed to meet the most demanding requirements of mobile/portable communication systems, yet still fill the expectations of an economical budget. Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series portable masts are also applicable to such areas as defence, the police, geodetic surveying, radio and TV broadcasting, emergency communication operations and temporary/portable emergency lighting where heavy lift requirements exist.

Every Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series portable mast and guy assembly detail are designed to resist external forces and to ensure quick and safe operation. Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series portable masts perform excellently in both arctic and tropical areas, as well as desert environments. The EXL167 Series of portable masts are "hand-crank" erecting types, but can also be optionally extended electrically. Mounting kits for vehicles and shelters, as well as a variety of other mounting situations are also available for the EXL167 Cobham Mastsystem portable mast series.

All Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series portable mast sections are manufactured from pulltruded carbon/glass fibre composite tubes with light metal and stainless steel fittings. Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series portable mast composite fibre tubes move inside each other on guide keyways which prevent the individual sections from turning and keep the mast headload stationary. Additionally the EXL poprtable mast series are equipped with a latch/locking mechanism for control of section guying order during erection. Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series are also rotatable through 360 degrees and can be locked in any position. Mechanical stops prevent the sections from being disengaged during extension. Mast sections are finished in a standard green colour with black fittings. Other colours are available on request, such as desert sand.

Every Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series 'Complete System' portable mast is supplied with a robust reinforced transit bag containing a set of field deployment accessories which are designed to expedite mast set up and tear down time, even in the harshest environment. Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series portable mast user-friendly design of the guy rope reels and tensioners makes the task of tensioning the guys and plumbing the portable mast simple and straight forward, while the highly tempered ground pickets are suitable for repeated use in a wide variety of ground conditions including permafrost. All accessories needed for the mast operation are stored in separate bags

Cobham Mastsystem EXL167 Series of portable masts meet the environmental requirements of MIL-STD 810. Cobham Mastsystem International Oy conform to the Quality Standard ISO9001.

MAST TYPE	EXL167 15-3.7	EXL167 21-4.2	EXL167 24-4.3	EXL167 30-5.0	EXL167 34-5.4
Part Number, Complete System*	304232	303643	301402	301403	301404
Part Number, Mast only	303412	303558	303797	302345	303802
Mast Height (m)	15.5	21.0	24.0	30.0	32.7
System Height with Extension Tube(m)	16.0	21.5	24.5	30.5	34.0
Retracted Height (m)	3.7	4.2	4.3	5.0	5.4
Max Vertical Top Load (Kg)	70	60	55	50	50
Max Wind Area CxA (m sq)	1.5	1.5	1.0	0.8	0.7
Max Wind Speed (m/s)	35	35	35	35	35
Guy Radius (m)	12	14	16	18	20
Number of Guys x Levels	4 x 3	4 x 4	4 x 4	4 x 5	4 x 5
Number of Sections	6	7	8	8	8
Mast Weight (Kg)	68	80	86	98	103
Accessories Weight (Kg)	57	62	67	73	90
* 'Complete System' denotes that all field mounting accessories are supplied, including guys etc.

Cobham astsystem can also design and build a custom portable mast to meet your particular application. If none of the portable masts shown above exactly meet your requirement please contact us at GFS Electronics. Together with Cobham Mastsystem, we will work with you to design and manufacture a solution to meet your requirements.

There are many satisfied users of Cobham Mastsystem custom and standard masts around the world, including, in Australia, Australia's Department of Defence..

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Shown above is an EXL167 mast deployed with a Rotator/Tilter and high torsional stability Torque Arms. Part of the radio system electronics is also mounted at the top of the mast.