[TowerTalk] Crankups - pros

[k0dan]

And, in my world, a good installation still requires periodic maintenance,
still encounters corrosion, bird droppings, cables need to be replaced, new
antennas get added, etc., etc.

And, if things go wrong, I don't have the luxury of retaining a "tower
tech."

GL & 73

Dan
K0DAN


----- Original Message -----
From: "RICHARD BOYD" <ke3q at msn.com>
To: "towertalk reflector" <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 1:23 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Crankups - pros


> I agree with the negatives about crankups given.  Also, less windload --
limited by the lack of guys -- it's self-supporting -- and the smaller
diameter of the top section.
>
> In favor of them:  Greater storm survivability, lowering to 22' or so (use
a ladder to go up) the working height.  Though 22' is still dangerous, some
people really do not want to be 40 or 50 or 60 or 90' above the ground, fear
of heights.  At a beach home where winds are higher, etc. and any second
home where you're not there all the time, the "stowed position" may be
helpful for survivability.  And many of these types of QTHs don't have much
land -- land needed for the footprint of the guy wires, etc., so a self
supporter may be what's needed.  The "stealth" factor that cranked down
behind your house a lot of neighbors and passers-by won't be able to see it.
>
> 73 - Rich, KE3Q
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