[TowerTalk] Re: Tower Installation

Joe - WDØM WD0M at centurytel.net
Thu Nov 18 16:35:58 EST 2004


My practice as well.  The standoffs let the cables slide through them, and 
collect on the ground.

73,
Joe
WDØM

At 02:26 PM 11/18/2004, KJ0M wrote:
>Alan C. Zack wrote:
>
>>Could anyone suggest
>>a book, manual, or web site that shows how to loop coax and rotor
>>control lines on crank ups?  The tower came with coax stand offs at
>>each tower section for this purpose.  What is the preferred method of
>>attaching cables to these stand offs?  How do you determine how large
>>of a loop to use?
>
>I just let cables hang loose and coil up on the ground when the tower is 
>cranked down. The cable lays in a nice little pile at the base of the 
>tower when lowered and you don't need to worry about loop lengths. The 
>coax standoffs just keep the cables from getting tangled in the tower when 
>going up or down. YMMV, but it works for me.
>
>--
>
>73,
>
>de KJ0M
>Jim
>._._.




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