[TowerTalk] Question for crank owners

[Ve6wz_Steve]

Roger...

Well ok, I guess that makes some sense.
However...I can wait the 4 minutes till its at full height (100').
Truth is, in 2 minutes the tower is at 50 feet and is still "good-to-go"
: ))

If I'm at work or a away from the house and a winter storm front blows
through...I'm glad the tower is down...that's a fact.
(BTW that's NOT because I think the tower won't take it...but why not be
safe ???)
To each his own.

Steve.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: K8RI on Tower talk [mailto:k8ri-tower at charter.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 5:20 PM
> To: Ve6wz_Steve; 'Rob Atkinson, K5UJ'; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Question for crank owners
> 
> 
> <snip>
> >
> > Personally it surprises me why anyone would buy a motorized 
> crank-up 
> > and leave it up. Why not protect it from any sudden storms 
> ??  I just 
> > let the coax hang from the top of the tower and it freely 
> coils up on 
> > the ground.  The limit switches have proven reliable for the last 8 
> > years and it is a simple flick of a switch...and up it goes.
> 
> The short answer?  When I come in to operate I expect to turn 
> on the switch 
> and go.  When I finish operating in the evening I point the 
> antenna where "I 
> think" the band will be open when I get back on.
> 
> Some might say lazy, but I go through all the set up for the 
> next session 
> before shutting down. I want to be prepared when I get back 
> on. So if I had 
> a crank up, the only time it'd come down would be for severe 
> storm warnings 
> or maintenance.  I use the current system with winds up to 
> around 50 or a 
> bit higher.  I'd expect to do the same with a crank up.
> 
> Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
> N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
> www.rogerhalstead.com
> >
> >
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