[TowerTalk] Question for crank owners

[k0dan]

Interesting, never considered speed. This thread is kind of mixing "crank
ups" and "motorized", but the feet-per-minute issue still is a factor

I've owned hand-crank and motoroized. Don't want to start a cat fight or
take sides, but the method that starts with "m" has a bit of an edge!   ;-)

In any case, the TriEx LM470 here takes 6 minutes to motor from 0% height to
100% height (22' to 72'). When I owned a similar height guyed crank up, it'd
take somewhere between 1-3 hours to get the guywires safe, remove the chocks
between sections, crank section at a time, etc. Not something I did often,
definitely not at night, and never in bad weather!

GL es 73

Dan
K0DAN


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ve6wz_Steve" <ve6wz at shaw.ca>
To: "'K8RI on Tower talk'" <k8ri-tower at charter.net>;
<towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Question for crank owners


> 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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