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[Towertalk] CRANK UP TOWERS

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Subject: [Towertalk] CRANK UP TOWERS
From: ag0n@arrl.net (ag0n@arrl.net)
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:02:56 -0700
On Thu, 14 Mar 2002 10:41:23 -0500, Chuck Mills wrote:

> I was thinking the same thing that in  a "parked" situation, you would want a
> supplemental support for the weight of the tower and antenna load which can be
> pretty substantial to be contantly putting on a single (albeit strong) cable.

Cables last longer when they have tension on them.  Letting tension off
allows more room for water to ingress.

gm
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