Hi All Went out this morning to crank up the tower to see if I could hear any of the EU on 6 meters. as soon as it started up I heard a couple cracking noises. I stopped and tweaked it up and down a
Yet another example of why you should never use the remote control box to control these units from a distance. Rick N6RK Went out this morning to crank up the tower to see if I could hear any of the
Rick What leads you to believe that he was using a remote to crank the tower up and down? 73 Kent N6WT _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
Maybe he was just commenting on what would have happened if Phil had NOT been at the tower when raising it. _______________________________________________ ___________________________________________
I don't think he was necessarily commenting on my using a remote, which I wasn't ( I can practically stick my hand out the shack window and run the tower). I think it was a general statement about us
Just make sure to have mics as well so ypu can listen for the scary cracking sound! Phil N9LAH Sent from Xfinity Connect Application --Original Message-- And it shows the flaw in my assumption that,
Someone once said, "communication is always subobtimal" :-) Just to clarify, I was trying to say that Phil did the CORRECT thing (IE not using the remote) vs the "what if" aspect in case he had been
<Hi All <Went out this morning to crank up the tower to see if I could hear any <of the EU on 6 meters. as soon as it started up I heard a couple <cracking noises. I stopped and tweaked it up and dow
Rick i feel and have experienced the same i think as you have expressed. remote for me is just too risky, up or down.. i got so much crap passing thru several loops and then getting it on the groun
Just to add a different perspective to the never-ever run a crank-up tower without watching it commentary. Sorry to hear about Phil's cracked bearing. Like all things mechanical, nothing is without r
Steve is also very correct here, its all about cable management and i do a very poor job of it to the point that i am about to rework my tower and base scheme and am exploring those loop holders thi