[TowerTalk] Crank Up towers

[Peter Sundberg]

At 17:21 2005-12-22 , K7LXC at aol.com wrote:
> 
>>  Can I get some feed back from you guys on experience  with
>Crank Up towers?
>
>>  1. Is it the way to go?
>Pros and cons
>
>
>    Cons - increased mechanically/electrical  complexity; much more
expensive 
>than other similar antenna structures;  potentially fatal cable failures; 
>sometimes dangerous to work on. Check out  the TT archives for discussions
of 
>guys trying to find replacement motors,  winches, etc. - they are numerous. 
> 
>    Pros - I can't think of any. 
>
Huh........................?!

Having both type of towers I can see a lot of advantages with a crank ups.

Blimey, you must be having a bad day Steve.. :-))

73/Peter SM2CEW
www.sm2cew.com