- 1. [Towertalk] crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: FireBrick" <w9ol@billnjudy.com (FireBrick)
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 14:02:07 -0600
- I have a older Wilson 55 foot rotatable tower. I replace the cables every 3 years. I do inspection of cable and pulley sheaves, spring and fall with lubrication using proper cable lube. I nest my tow
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00233.html (7,369 bytes)
- 2. [Towertalk] crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: wy6k@yahoo.com (WYsixK)
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 15:13:48 -0800 (PST)
- I'm a coward that way too! I also put mine down part way when the wind kicks up. Mine is overloaded and I'm a bit jumpy about it so I never put it in the position of having to meet its specs. What lu
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00243.html (8,362 bytes)
- 3. [Towertalk] crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: ag0n@arrl.net (ag0n@arrl.net)
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:52:33 -0700
- http://championradio.com/ Look for Prelube6 on the Misc page. or direct: http://www.championradio.com/cgi-bin/WebStore/web_store.cgi?page=misc.html&category=yes&cart_id=6874389_6819 Get two, their ch
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00246.html (7,448 bytes)
- 4. [Towertalk] crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: ag0n@arrl.net (ag0n@arrl.net)
- Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 17:16:52 -0700
- Wow....can't tell I worked a 22 hour day, can you! -- There is no x in my ISPs domain name.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00247.html (7,052 bytes)
- 5. [Towertalk] crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: José de Sá" <ct1eeb@mail.telepac.pt (José de Sá)
- Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 13:33:30 -0000
- Yes me too, right now I got my crank up half way because of the wind. We made this here in Portugal, too expensive to import this towers. You can have a look at it in my site: http://www.qsl.net/ct1e
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-03/msg00278.html (10,159 bytes)
- 6. [TowerTalk] Crankup Towers (score: 1)
- Author: ve7ha@rac.ca (Murray)
- Date: Tue, 01 Jan 2002 16:15:57 -0800
- Once again I am becoming interested in obtaining a new quality crankup tower from a stable reputable supplier, but it seems not to be so easy to find such a thing. Is Tri-ex (or Tri-com?) finished in
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00060.html (7,710 bytes)
- 7. [TowerTalk] Crankup Towers (score: 1)
- Author: k2kv@reallybig.com (Jeff Singer)
- Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:19:17 -0500
- Hi Murray, I have a US Tower HDX572MDPL for sale (KLM antennas, too), if you would consider one that is pre-owned. Pictures at: http://reallybig.com/tower. Please email directly if interested. Thanks
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00061.html (10,817 bytes)
- 8. [TowerTalk] Crankup Towers (score: 1)
- Author: ssouva@twcny.rr.com (Scott & Sherry Souva)
- Date: Wed, 2 Jan 2002 18:24:02 -0500
- Murray, I purchased the US Tower TX-455 last year from Texas Towers. I got terrific service and a great crank-up tower without a major expense. I would recommend them without hesitation. 73 de KG2S,
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2002-01/msg00097.html (9,390 bytes)
- 9. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: aa8pa@wnol.net (Ed AA8PA)
- Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 20:52:49 -0400
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_005B_01BD94B1.BB4586A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable After reading the curre
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00326.html (9,577 bytes)
- 10. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: Dick Green" <dick.green@valley.net (Dick Green)
- Date: Wed, 10 Jun 1998 22:52:28 -0400
- This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_006A_01BD94C2.716124C0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Most crankup towers are
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00330.html (11,875 bytes)
- 11. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 00:24:02 EDT
- the When in doubt, follow the LXC Prime Directive - "DO what the manufacturer says". They don't call for guys so don't use them. You'll probably wind up putting too much stress on the cables anyway.
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00332.html (8,439 bytes)
- 12. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: w7why@mail.coos.or.us (Tom Osborne)
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 1998 00:53:04 -0700
- Hi all. I read somewhere where the forces that cause a crankup to collapse are the downward forces. If you guy a crankup you just increase the downward stress on the tower. Tom W7WHY -- FAQ on WWW: h
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00371.html (8,256 bytes)
- 13. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: wa3gin@erols.com (David Jordan)
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 21:22:49 -0400
- Hi Folks, I've heard that using stainless steel cable for crank-up towers is not recommended. That TRI-EX recommends against using stainless steel cable. Why would that be? Is it because stainless st
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00374.html (8,431 bytes)
- 14. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: K7LXC@aol.com (K7LXC@aol.com)
- Date: Thu, 11 Jun 1998 22:10:10 EDT
- I'm not sure of the reason for not using SS cable but I imagine there are some issues with moving cables. Interesting question though. As far as I know, the crank-up manufacturers use 7x19 galvanized
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00379.html (9,381 bytes)
- 15. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: w7ni@teleport.com (Stan Griffiths)
- Date: Sat, 13 Jun 1998 23:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
- Currently I have a US Tower 72' crankup tower, would it make sense to guy the tower and not have to worry about cranking it down when the wind kicks up. If this makes sense then the only time you wo
- /archives//html/Towertalk/1998-06/msg00474.html (8,877 bytes)
- 16. [TowerTalk] Crankup Towers (score: 1)
- Author: "RFD" <fdavis@nfld.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:38:47 -0330
- Just wondering.........Who invented the crankup tower? 73 Frank VO1HP _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-12/msg00000.html (6,181 bytes)
- 17. Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup Towers (score: 1)
- Author: k2qmf@juno.com
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:18:37 -0500
- Necessity !!!!! Which is the Mother of invention... _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com htt
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-12/msg00013.html (7,409 bytes)
- 18. Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup Towers (score: 1)
- Author: "mryan001" <mryan001@tampabay.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2006 10:43:18 -0500
- Ben Franklin, He first tried to get lightning to strike a key, hung off the end of his wooden dipole. He was forced to raise it up higher and thus invented the crank-up. Henry Ford liked that idea so
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-12/msg00015.html (8,772 bytes)
- 19. Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup Towers (score: 1)
- Author: K7LXC@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2006 16:10:28 EST
- Lou Tristao (sorry, don't remember his callsign) is recognized as the father of crank-ups. In the 1950's when commercial TV started broadcasting in LA, people north in the central valley needed highe
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-12/msg00063.html (7,616 bytes)
- 20. [TowerTalk] Crankup towers (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Hearn <n5ardxcc@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:44:16 -0800
- I have several UST crankup towers. As they extend, all sections extend proportionally. Do some other brands of towers extend each section completely before the next section extends? That would sure m
- /archives//html/Towertalk/2011-11/msg00431.html (6,661 bytes)
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