Slowly, but surely, my tower project is making progress. Got a lot in place or will shortly finish. Tower is mounted, grounding in place, A/C power. It's getting real. Now it is time to consider a ho
At my last installations I chose option 1), and as I lowered the tower, I guided the coax bundle into a circle on the ground. I added an angular support to the topmost stand-off arm so that the weigh
Got a lot in place or will shortly finish. Tower is mounted, grounding in place, A/C power. It's getting real. Now it is time to consider a homely little problem I have given no significant thought t
Chris, KF7P makes arms with free sliding loops and also with hoops that the coax is tied to. see http://www.kf7p.com/KF7P/CoaxArms.html The hoop design keeps the coax from kinking, keeps it on the to
I used option 2. I did not want the bundle to freeze down on the winter. I encased the coax (9913F) in 1/2 inch heater hose at the arms to keep it from kinking. And I staggered the arms over an angle
OK, I must not have been clear on this, because multiple people responded in a way I didn't expect. I have the coax stand-off arms that come with the tower. The question is exactly how to use the arm
Attach it to the stand offs and let it bunch up on the way down. OK, I must not have been clear on this, because multiple people responded in a way I didn't expect. I have the coax stand-off arms tha
Hi Larry...on my Tri-EX Skyneedle 70' crank up the coax is attached to the standoffs so when lowered there is 2 loops of coax with the thing retracted and the bottom of the loops is abt 18 feet off t
I have the coax stand-off arms that come with the tower. The question is exactly how to use the arms -- do I let the coax fall through or do I attach them to the stand offs? Larry Wo0Z I tried it bot
I also ended with option 1. I was lucky and saw the coax snagging and stopped it in time. Decided to let it hang down thru the sidearm loops. Normally it is up but when I retract it when a storm is c
You should go to my web site to get a clearer picture..basically the three wires ..coax, rotor, band switcher are fed into a 70 foot Chinese braid, now we only have to work with one fat wire/cable...