Topband: Tower failure at VE6WZ

[Wes Stewart]

 I have a Rohn 45 foldover tower and have limited the antenna to something very modest so it's well within the weight limits when folding it over.  Still it always scares the hell out of me to be next to it while manually cranking it over.  After hearing about this, I think I'll find a motorized winch.

    On Monday, September 2, 2024 at 02:41:15 PM MST, Mike Fatchett W0MU <w0mu at w0mu.com> wrote:  
 
 I just installed an MA-550 and I wish I could lay the tower over from 
far away.  Just feels bad to be right there.  I have a motor to crank it 
up and I can stand quite a distance away.  I might make that distance 
further after this report.

Mike W0MU

On 9/2/2024 12:19 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 9/2/2024 7:55 AM, VE6WZ_Steve wrote:
>> VE6WZ will be QRT from the HF bands above 160m.
>
> Thanks for the detailed report, Steve. Very sorry to hear of your 
> loss, but glad to see that you've come through it as well as you did, 
> the result of thinking fast and making the right decision!
>
> Your achievements with designing, building, and maintaining that great 
> station have been monumental. I have the greatest respect for it, far 
> more than those who roll into a station someone else has built, call 
> CQ, build contest scores, and pat themselves on the back. I also 
> greatly appreciate the extensive writing you have done about it. You 
> are an inspiration to us all, especially to the engineers among us!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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