John,
I have gone the crank-up route and much prefer the positive motor drive
version. It only takes a view up and down manual operations to convince some
that it is folly. While you are at it, consider the tilt-over feature. This
will make antenna troubleshooting, additions, and changes much easier. Good
luck in your quest.
Tommy - K6YE
DX IS
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Gager" <k7kb.dx@gmail.com>
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, January 3, 2011 4:13:03 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] US Tower TX-472
Hi all. I'm currently in the planning stages for putting up a US Tower
TX-472 Crank-Up 72 foot tower this spring. Although I would like the
motorized crank-up, it adds about $1500 to the total cost of the tower
system, so I'm just planning on purchasing the hand-crank version. Is there
anyone else out there that thinks this is a really bad idea or has done the
same and wished they hadn't? :) If you have the hand-crank on the 472 is it
really hard to crank-up or lower?
I'm planning on putting up a Bencher Skyhawk Tribander along with their
Skylark 17/12 meter beam, so if you have either one of those antennas, I
would appreciate hearing your thoughts on performance and reliability.
Thanks!
John K7KB
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