"Bill Fisher, W4AN" wrote:
> The winch that XXTowers was using had a cyclindrical shaft that was fatter
> on the ends than it was in the middle. Matt wrapped 3 turns of the rope
> around the shaft and with very little pull on the rope (I mean a fingers
> pull) he could raise a 250lb 40 meter yagi. Letting lose of the rope just
> a little would hold it in it's position. This seemed to me to be an
> excellent way to do it since Matt could stand away from the base of the
> tower while he controlled the antenna as it went up.
Matt has a capstan winch. AB Chance is one manufacturer. A good place to
buy the Chance model is Total Tool in St Paul, MN., 800 444 4899.
The 115v model is the CEC308-1170. 40' per minute at 1000 lbs working
load. I have 2 of them, they are an absolute dream. About $1500.00
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Steve K8LX
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