Actually, that just triggered my memory…US Tower sells a remote switch…not sure
if/how it would work with the Tashjain system…the US Tower system uses limit
switches to stop the motor at max height, etc…but maybe by downloading their
tech sheet you could get an idea of how to homebrew something…I would
definitely add some kind of limit switch or stop regardless of how you do it.
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> On Jul 17, 2022, at 12:44 PM, Lux, Jim <jim@luxfamily.com> wrote:
>
> 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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