[TowerTalk] Crank Up towers

[Robert Chudek]

Ed,

I concur... my wife had never seen the Mosley PRO-67b anywhere other than 90 feet in the air... and later in a crumpled heap after the tornado took my tower down... 

So when I bought a HyGain TH-11DX and was putting it together in the side yard, she commented on how much "bigger" this antenna was compared to what I had before. I assured her this antenna was actually a little smaller and it would not seem so large when it was up on the new tower.

On a slightly different note, I am always puzzled when "the neighbors" complain that a 50 foot tower is more acceptable than a 100 foot tower. Logic would dictate the further away the antenna is, the less noticeable it will be. And the less likely for any RF induced interference to their dime-store stereos, TV's, and phones.

Tower legislation should be written for "recommended minimum height", not an arbitrary maximum height limitation. My biased personal opinion is 'people most vocal against high towers are the ones afraid of getting past the second rung on their step ladders.'

73 de Bob - K0RC

P.S. Thanks everyone for the insight regarding crank up towers. As I age, the thought of installing a crank up was gaining momentum in my head. I contemplated selling my second 90 foot self supporting tower (not yet installed) and going with a motorized support. I'm sticking with my original plan!



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Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:21:19 -0800
From: "J. Edward (Ed) Muns" <w0yk at msn.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Crank Up towers
To: "Kelly Johnson" <n6kj.kelly at gmail.com>
Cc: towertalk at contesting.com, Rick Tavan N6XI <rtavan at gmail.com>
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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