I have been a Ham for over 47 years and have lived in many different places.
I have had many crank up towers from various manufacturers over these
years. During this time I have had three towers, where the cable has
broken and the tower came down vertically destroying all the antennas and
the tower itself. The latest just happened on an 89 foot crank up.
The reason for this post is really to determine if others have experienced
the same problems I have over a number of years, and to compile a list of
towers by manufacturer and model numbers that I can then post the
statistics for all to see.
So, if you have had a crank up tower where the cable has busted and the
tower then came down vertically, please send me an email letting me know
your location by city, the tower Manufacturer and model number, and I will
compile all the statistics and let everyone know the results.
Please let me at this point, assure all of you that I will not mention
anyones name or call sign in this report.
Best 73 to all.
Sherman
W4FLA
(Soon to be W2FLA
Reply to sherman@w4fla.com
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