----- Original Message -----
From: "Buck - N4PGW" <n4pgw-list1@towncorp.net>
To: <k2xx@swva.net>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>; "'Mike Newman'" <mnewman@clear.net.nz>
Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:58 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup Tubular Tower Info
>I had a friend who used a crank-up that was made from a square tube and a
> round one. On the top corner of the square one was a pulley over which a
> piece of air-craft cable was run. The cable was connected to the bottom
> of
> the round pipe so that when he cranked the cable in, he lifted the round
> center pipe. The square corner allowed for the room needed for the cable
> to
> pass between the two pipes.
>
> The one I saw was only two sections and tilted over, but I have seen from
> a
> distance the round ones with more than two sections and wondered that
> myself.
>
> Buck
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
>> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Joe Giacobello
>> Sent: Sunday, May 29, 2005 12:17 PM
>> To: k2xx@swva.net
>> Cc: towertalk@contesting.com; Mike Newman
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crankup Tubular Tower Info
>>
>> Mike, now that I think about it, I believe the cable went down the
>> groove in the bottom section and attached to the bottom of the second
>> section.
>>
>> 73, Joe
>>
>> Joe Giacobello wrote:
>>
>> >Mike, I owned a TT-45 several years back. If my memory serves, the
>> >tower was in three sections. The topmost section was locked into the
>> >2nd section with a bolt or similar. I think the second section slid on
>> >a track (sort of tongue and groove arrangement) on it and the bottom
>> >section. I believe the 2nd section was male and the bottom was female,
>> >but my memory is vague on this. The raising cable went up the outside
>> >of the bottom section and somehow fit between the inside of the bottom
>> >section and the outside of the 2nd section and was attached to the
>> >bottom of the 2nd section somehow.
>> >
>> >That's all I can remember. It seemed to work reasonably well. Maybe
>> >someone else has a better recollection.
>> >
>> >73, Joe
>> >
>> >Mike Newman wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >>Hi
>> >>
>> >>I'm looking for info on the Wilson and other tubular crank-ups.
>> >>
>> >>We don't get to see this make of mast here in ZL, but since I have some
>> lengths of heavy wall steel pipe, I would like to build something like
>> the
>> Wilson crank-up.
>> >>
>> >>Can someone tell me what the tower comprises, and how it is assembled?
>> >>
>> >>Are the nesting tubular sections all circular or are some square in
>> section?
>> >>
>> >>How is rotation of one section within the other prevented - ie is
>> >>there
>> a keyway or similar.
>> >>
>> >>Thanks de MikeN, ZL1BNB
>> >>
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