[TowerTalk] US TowerHDX-555

[Junior]

Thanks to all for the replies. Now if only the monsoons would let up I could
work on the antenna.

Thanks again.

73's

Charles

 

 

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From: Junior [mailto:charlesw_anders at bellsouth.net] 
Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2007 11:11 AM
To: 'towertalk at contesting.com'
Subject: US TowerHDX-555

 

Hello All,

I just completed putting the rotator on the tower.

The tower is in a horizontal position and I cranked the inner tower out
approx 4ft for easy access to install the rotator per the instructions.

 

When I go to crank (retract) the 4ft all I get is loose cable off the crank
reel. I can push the 4ft back into the tower just fine

and it tightens up the loose cable. 

( Tower cranks out(up) just fine).

 

My question is if I crank the tower all the way up(with antenna mounted)
once I get it into the vertical position and I go to crank

it back down am I going to get loose cable and the tower starts to
"freefall" back down?

 

The instructions indicate you should be able to retract (the 4ft) tower
without cranking it to 55ft first then crank backdown.

But it appears that comment is if the tower was already in the vertical
position and you mounted the rotator with it in the vertical position.
Nothing in the instructions on trouble shooting to much.

Is it a gravity thing when you start cranking(retracting) the tower to it's
nested position.

US Tower is closed today.

I would appreciate it if you could reply direct also. For some reason I
don't get all the list posted messages on the various list servers.

Thanks

Charles