United
States Tower Services,
Ltd. (USTS), founded
in 1970, is a privately
held Vietnam
veteran owned
small business based
in Frederick County,
Maryland. The company’s
business encompasses
the sale, installation,
construction, inspection,
maintenance, repair,
restructure, service
and support of communications
towers, antenna array
systems and related
facilities. Services
are provided for large
broadcast, microwave,
two-way and wireless
structures used by
commercial TV and
radio (FM/AM) broadcasters,
government (DOD, and
civilian Federal,
State & Local)
and commercial two-way
radio users and the
rapidly growing wireless
telecommunications
industry.
USTS
has performed work
for many U. S. Government
and foreign defense departments
and agencies. At present USTS is under contract
for services nationally
to both the Department
of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration
and Federal Emergency Management Administration.
USTS
is a preferred third
party organization
by Andrews Corporation
as a qualified HF
antenna erection contractor
for all of the Andrews/Granger
HF antenna products.
USTS
has since 1996 been
an
active,
participating
and
voting
member
of
the
National
Association
of
Tower
Erectors
(NATE).
Employees
of
USTS
have
also
served
as
national
office
holders
supporting
NATE.
In
it's role with NATE
USTS
has been instrumental
in developing
safety
standards
and
securing
their
adoption
by
both
industry
and OSHA.
USTS
has extensive experience
in the erection and
care of:
-
Rhombic
- “V”
and “Sloping
V”
- Log
Periodic
- RLPA
- Discone
- Conical
Monopole
- Monocone
- Curtain
Array
- Dipole
- Yagi
- Spiracone
- loop
arrays
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and
numerous other types
of large and small
HF, VHF, UHF and microwave
dish, wire or rod
element antennas and
all types of transmission
towers. USTS
can rebuild or replace
all models of Telex/Hy-Gain
commercial antennas,
rotators and controllers
and can service and
repair most models
of similar antennas
by other companies
such as Saber, TCI,
Antenna Products and
Andrews. We have installed
and repaired these
types of antennas
at locations around
the world for customers
such as the US Army,
USAF, USN, SPAWAR,
FEMA, FAA, USCG, State
Department, FBI, Secret
Service and others.
