[TowerTalk] Re: US Towers 472 coax question

[Frank C. Travanty]

Ditto,
I've used free standing crank ups for over 30 years, and never taped any
lines where they can "slide" thru the hoops. I try to do a good job of
strain relief at the top hoop - usually use a layer or two of old water
hose over the cables, and electrical tape to form a gradual loop before
going vertical.  When the tower is lowered, I just toss the excess over a
nearby bush.

Frank W9JCC

On Mon, 23 Jul 2001 16:42:33 -0400 Jeff Singer <k2kv@reallybig.com>
writes:
> 
> Why tape them up? Personally, I would just let the coax slide 
> through the
> loops.
> 
> When the tower comes down and goes up repetitively, the coax will 
> BEND
> uncomfortably at the tape points, causing inevitable eventual damage 
> and
> failure.
> 
> Just my opinion, of course.
> 
> 73 de Jeff K2KV
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of John Farber
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 4:19 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Re: US Towers 472 coax question
> 
> 
> 
> I just got my US Towers 472 MDP tower up, with a 31 L Tennadye log 
> for
> 50-1300 at the top and a KLM 6M7LB yagi below it. I am trying to 
> figure the
> distance between coax arms that the coax should be taped to. I can't 
> seem to
> locate that spec in the US towers material. In other words, when the 
> tower
> is fully extended, what is the distance between consecutive coax 
> arms?
> Thanks, 73, John KG6I
> 
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