On 7/17/22 11:19 AM, Bill Eisinger wrote:
It shouldn’t be too hard to adapt it such that you could use a smart switch
with an Alexa (or equivalent) hub...however you would need wifi or bluetooth access at
the tower...
Or, some form of low voltage relays and a hardwire connection.
Or a WiFi connected relay controlled by a dedicated app, but I'd be a
bit nervous about trusting a "safety sensitive" function to Alexa,
without some serious interlocks or a fairly robust physical access
control. It's kind of like those ideas about automatically lowering
the tower when the wind goes above a certain speed. It's more complex
than one thinks at first.
I've built a fair number of network controlled devices, some controlling
big heavy things moving around (dish antennas, etc.) - It takes careful
planning and design to make sure it "fails safe". For this, since
you've already got to have power wires and coax going out there, adding
a few wires to control some relays seems a fairly simple and robust way.
-----Original Message-----
From: TowerTalk <towertalk-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of Ted Pauck K8NA
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2022 11:43 AM
To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] Tashjain Towers LM470 Remote tower raising control
I recently purchased the Tashjain Towers LM470 Crank up tower. The tower comes
with an electric motor control onboard for raising and lowering the tower, by a
switch at the tower. I need to remote control the tower from in my radio room.
There will be a camera to watch the tower raising and lowering. Tashjain does
not sell a remote control for towers. Has anyone been able to remote control
the LM470 or any of the other Tashjain towers?
TU/73 ... de Ted K8NA
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