There are a lot of other ways for the cable to get snagged and hung up. It can
get caught under the edge of the baseplate, around the motor/winch, stuff on
the ground, the edge of my roof, other stuff on the tower, a bolt that sticks
out a little far somewhere on the tower, etc. The fact that cable damage has
happened to people I know in at least 4-5 instances dictates that it is an open
invitation for Murphy (to repeat an earlier post). This is almost like saying
"I've never been in a car accident so I don't wear a seatbelt." YMMV.
Chris
KF7P
On Oct 31, 2013, at 4:44 AM, kr2q@optimum.net wrote:
> HI Barry...long time no see!
>
> For those of us without this experience, please explain how a "stiff" piece
> of coax enter between the zig/zags on your crankup. If I have a 10 foot
> length of coax and hold it vertically against the tower, I have push quite
> hard to get it to bend and then "enter" into the lattice. I am clearly
> missing something!
>
> thanks,
> Doug KR2Q
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: w5gn@mxg.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 8:13 am
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] COAX on CRANKUP-how to hang
> To: kr2q@optimum.net, towertalk@contesting.com
>
>> My experience is quite different.
>>
>> With either standoffs or a single support at the top,
>> lowering the tower when there was much wind would
>> frequently push the slack coax into the tower sections,
>> requiring a stop and either wait or raise a little and
>> try again.
>>
>> I finally supported the coax bundle only at the top,
>> and added two rope lines so I could pull the coax away
>> from the tower during lowering.
>> And I then ran the rope thru pulleys on the adjacent
>> house and use them to hang the coax so it's not on
>> the ground.
>>
>> I also found the remote control unit a complete waste of
>> money, as I always want to be at the base of the tower
>> to pull the coax away and observe what happens.
>>
>> Barry, EI/W5GN
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On
>> Behalf Of kr2q@optimum.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 6:39 AM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] COAX on CRANKUP-how to hang
>>
>> I have owned crank-up towers for close to 40 years...in multiple
>> locations and using multiple types of crankup towers (Heights,
>> Hy-Gain, US Tower). I still own 2 crank-ups.
>>
>> In all cases, I just let the coax and rotor cable "hang down"
>> right along side of the tower.
>>
>> I never used standoffs or coax arms. Not sure why they are necessary.
>>
>> Nothing ever got tangled or "hung up" in the tower. I think
>> that would be really difficult to do.
>> I mean, why would coax (eg, RG8 type) want to or be able to
>> "decide" to bend and enter into the tower lattice? It is
>> already handing from the very top to the very bottom. For me,
>> it would take an extraordinary act of nature to "convince" the
>> coax to defy gravity, bend into a small loop, and "enter" the
>> tower lattice.
>>
>> de Doug KR2Q
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