>
> There's still another side to the power winch and safety. A
> neighbor has a
> crank up tower that got away from him,
> using the factory crank, and a broken hand was the result. A power winch
> would have eliminated this safety issue.
>
> Murphy's law also comes into play with the hand crank...
>
Here's yet another side:
What's the likelihood of a tower getting hand-cranked down over a tower
being 'powered' down when it's not in use?
A hand-winched tower is probably more likely to stay up than one that is
motorized.
In a storm, the nested tower might have a better chance of survival over one
that remains extended.
We had a mini-/micro- hurricane blow up down here in Houston many years ago
(called the Valentine's Day storm). Our club's W-51 was left up because it
was too much trouble to lower it after the last use. As a result, a Ringo
Ranger, a 5 element 10-meter beam, a KT34A, and a section of tower were lost
when the middle section broke over at the base section's top.
Had we had a motorized winch, I'm sure those antennas and the tower would
have had a better chance of surviving the storm.
Murphy also likes to play with the weather.
73,
dale, kg5u
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