On Wed, 21 Nov 2001 20:04:50 -0700, Barrie Smith wrote:
> Which brings up the remote control. I'd like to be able to control the
> raising and lowering from within the shack, but having very little
> experience with either crank-up towers, or remote-control devices, I'm at a
> loss.
I wouldn't trust it to do that. Without positive pulldown, you need to
be there to monitor it when it comes down, to be sure the winch isn't
getting ahead of the tower if there is a slight bind in a breeze. Very
dangerous.
gm
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