[TowerTalk] Crank Up towers

[J. Edward (Ed) Muns]

One comment that I hear consistently from owners of crank-up towers is that
their spouses and neighbors find them much more objectionable when the tower
is nested with the antennas closest to the ground.  Everything looks much
larger and is more in one's view, compared to being fully extended and more
out-of-sight.

73,
Ed - W0YK

> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Kelly Johnson
> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 3:05 PM
> To: Rick Tavan N6XI
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crank Up towers
>
>
> I'm looking at putting in a tower and I've been leaning toward the crankup
> for exactly the same reason: neighbor appeasement.  I'm sure my wife would
> probably like it a bit more too, but she's supportive of my
> "hobby" so she'd
> be ok with something else.
>
> Why do you now think a crankup isn't necessary for "neighbor appeasement"?
>
> Would your opinion change if your tower was located at home in suburbia as
> opposed to your 2nd home in the mountains where it is probably
> less visible?
>
>
>
> On 12/22/05, Rick Tavan N6XI <rtavan at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > As a crankup owner and K7LXC customer, I agree with most of
> your comments,
> > Steve.
> >
> > I wouldn't characterize UST customer support as "good." A better
> > description
> > might be "reluctantly effective." I have had to argue with them several
> > times to get support but they have always capitulated and done the right
> > thing. I still can't get the damn control box to work
> consistently but at
> > least they explained how to open it up and override the flakey lockouts
> > which fail temporarily at random intervals. This $10,000 monster works
> > correctly about half the time.
> >
> > I bought the crankup solely for neighbor appeasement. Now that I know my
> > wonderful neighbors even better than three years ago, if the
> crankup ever
> > gets destroyed I'll probably replace it with the guyed tower I really
> > wanted
> > all along.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > /Rick N6XI
> >
> > On 12/22/05, K7LXC at aol.com <K7LXC at aol.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > In a message dated 12/17/2005 9:03:36 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > > towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
> > >
> > > >  Can I get some feed back from you guys on experience  with
> > > Crank Up towers?
> > >
> > > ...
> > >     Pros - I can't think of any.
> > > ...
> > >
> > >     US Tower is the 800 pound gorilla. They make a  good product and
> > offer
> > > good customer support. There is an aluminum crank-up  out
> there but it's
> > > even
> > > more expensive and is very fragile compared to a steel  tower. Tri-Ex
> > > crank-ups
> > > are being sold but I don't have anything good to say  about their
> > customer
> > > service.
> > > ...
> > >     Of course there are spouses that would prefer a  crank-up
> and other
> > > aesthetic reasons for buying one but the only reason I've
> ever heard of
> > > that truly
> > > justifies one is N6RJ who convinced his neighbors it  would only be
> > > extended
> > > after dark.
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
> > Weather Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free,
> 1-800-333-9041 with any
> > questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
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>
> See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers",
> "Wireless Weather Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free,
> 1-800-333-9041 with any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
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