[TowerTalk] US Tower: Broken cable, resolution?

[Ed Himwich N3HXQ]

Hi Steve,

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stephen Reichlyn" <ryansci@InfoAve.Net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2000 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] US Tower: Broken cable, resolution?


> I live on an island off the coast of SC, just north of Charleston, called
> Isle of Palms. I have an MA550MDP with a Tennadyne T-6 6-el Log Period for
> 14-30 mHz on top. Obviously, I live in a hurricane area. My credo
> concerning my tower is as follows:
>
> A. Unless I am operating, the tower is DOWN.
> B. If I know I'll be around the house all day and will be on and off the
> air, I'll leave it up.
> C. Under any circumstances, I NEVER leave the tower up when I leave the
> premises or OVERNIGHT.
>
> I have the tower mounted on a Rotor Base free-standing with a concrete
base
> of 3x3x6 feet. The motor takes approximately 1-2 minutes to raise from
> 20-55 feet.
>
> Nothing like having the tower down during a blow for some peace of mind.

Sounds good to me (even though I don't live in a hurricane area). The whole
point of having the motor is to make cranking up and down easy that you can
do it anytime.

73, Ed N3HXQ


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