[TowerTalk] crank ups and coax

[k0dan]

My Tri_ex manual instructs to tape or cable-tie the coax loops to each of
the standoffs. When the tower is lowered, they form their own loops (3 of
them). I would think that only securing the cables at the top & bottom of
the tower would lead to stretching and or internal damage from the weight &
flapping in the wind. To your original question I'm using RG213 or RG214,
forget which, plus an 8-conductor rotor cable.

73

Dan
K0DAN
----- Original Message -----
From: "George M. Badger, III" <geo at mbari.org>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 12:55 PM
Subject: [TowerTalk] crank ups and coax


I am going to be replacing my coax and wonder if anyone is using LMR-400
or -600 on their crank ups. I am also thinking of hard line to the top
of the first section and then RG-214, very flexible, for the collapsible
sections. I currently let the cables slide through the stand-offs so I
really only have one loop to deal with.

Any ideas and/or comments?
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