[Fwd: [TowerTalk] Have you had a crank-up come down?]

[Stan or Patricia Griffiths]

Stan or Patricia Griffiths wrote:

> Hi Ed,
>
> You are also guilty of giving some pretty bad advice.
>
> Apparently, you are not aware of the TriEx THD and HS Series of GUYED CRANKUPS
> manufactured in the 60s and 70s.
>
> If your crankup tower was DESIGNED to be guyed, you would be a damn fool not to guy
> it . . .
>
> I hate ALL crankups, guyed or unguyed.  The damn things can kill or maim you in
> dozens of subtle ways.  I will NEVER own one.
>
> Stan  w7ni@teleport.com
>
> K4SB wrote:
>
> > Stan or Patricia Griffiths wrote:
> >
> > > K6ASL had a crankup tower failure in about 1964.  It folded over at the top of
> > > the first section and was a 4 section, 72 foot crankup.  The antenna on top
> > > was LARGE . . . 5 elements of a 60 foot boom on 20meters.  The cause of the
> > > failure was cut guy wires by an irrate neighbor . . .
> >
> > Guys, you should NEVER guy a crankup! If the tower can't stand
> > what's on it, ( and I'm as guilty as all ) then put up another
> > tower or do without.
> >
> > 73
> > Ed


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