[TowerTalk] Cable management on crankup towers

[Dick Green WC1M]

> My tower is not remote controlled, but I wouldn't suggest operating it
> remotely in any event. Too many bad things can go wrong if you can't
> see (and hear) what the tower is doing as it moves up and down.

I agree, but it's possible to remotely operate a motorized tower if sufficient precautions are taken, as described in my last post. After nearly 11 years of remotely controlling my tubular tower without incident, I'm comfortable that the precautions I took worked.

73, Dick WC1M


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lou Laderman [mailto:lladerman at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2009 2:06 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; gdslagel at yahoo.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Cable management on crankup towers
> 
> My solution was to have a single stand-off arm at the top of the
> tower. The coax is securely fastened to it, and hangs straight down. I
> coil the cable as it comes down on a convenient support at the base,
> and uncoil it before I run the tower up. I secure the cables near the
> base using a bungee cord, and that keeps them from "flopping" around.
> My tower is not remote controlled, but I wouldn't suggest operating it
> remotely in any event. Too many bad things can go wrong if you can't
> see (and hear) what the tower is doing as it moves up and down.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Lou, W0FK
> 
> >Message: 4
> >Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 08:02:43 -0800 (PST)
> >From: Gary Slagel <gdslagel at yahoo.com>
> >Subject: [TowerTalk] Cable management on crankup towers
> >To: TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
> >Message-ID: <516802.75355.qm at web52608.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
> >
> >Hi guys,
> >?
> >I'm in the process of getting my Triex crankup tower up.? I need to
> come up with a good way to manage the 2 coax cables and 1 rotor cable
> coming down the outside of the tower.? Of course, with the crankup
> I've only got a few inches at the top of each section to mount some
> kind of a cable guide.
> >?
> >Just wondered if anyone had a simple solution.
> >?
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Gary Slagel/N0SXX
> >Hot Springs, SD
> >http://marina.fortunecity.com/sanpedro/351
> >
> >