[TowerTalk] FW: question on where to run coax

[Mark Robinson]

Couldn't you just leave the old coax in place and put in a new run.

Mark N1UK


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GALE STEWARD" <k3nd at yahoo.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, 17 August, 2010 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] FW: question on where to run coax


I agree with Gary on this. Some time ago, I had my coax cables installed on 
the inside of the tower. This is fine until you have to replace one of them. 
I found it a huge PITA to remove the run that needed replacing. Mine are now 
ALL on the outside!

73, Stew K3ND



--- On Mon, 8/16/10, Gary E. Jones <garyejones at cmaaccess.com> wrote:

> From: Gary E. Jones <garyejones at cmaaccess.com>
> Subject: [TowerTalk] FW:  question on where to run coax
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Date: Monday, August 16, 2010, 8:31 AM
> Unless you have massive numbers of
> coax run, (I routinely have had about 4
> runs per tower), they will fit very nicely up against the
> leg on the
> outside, There essentially is a notch where the diagonal
> braces weld to the
> steel tube legs (on Rohn Towers), and four runs of coax fit
> in that notch
> very nicely. I take the runs to the leg. I have never had
> any problems with
> crimping or crushing any coax/rotor runs and in fact, the
> bunched coax that
> is taped to the leg makes that leg slightly thicker in
> diameter which make
> it even easier to hold the tower legs with that hand when
> you are climbing.
> Pulling coax up through the center is a massive pain in the
> butt, IMHO
>
> 73
>
>
> Gary W5FI
>
>
>
>
>





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