[TowerTalk] Frequent crankup coax recommendation

[Roger (K8RI)]

Brahmangou at aol.com wrote:
> LMR400 is a solid center conductor cable, A poor choice for cranking up and 
>  down.
>  
>   
Depends... If you are talking about a mast with the coax spiraled around 
it like a coiled spring it'll work just fine.
Would I use it that way? Probably not, but I would use it for a rotator 
loop if the need arose and I know it works quite well if installed 
properly. OTOH, As I ground the coax at the top and bottom of the tower 
which means I am going to need a connector in the cable at that point 
anyway, I might just as  well install a rotator loop using Davis 
BuryFlex (TM) or another good, flexible cable. Three of the 4 loops are 
28' while the one to the tri-bander is only about 18'. With 4 cables 
bundled together I need all the flexibility I can get.

73

Roger (K8RI)
>  
> In a message dated 2/27/2010 6:55:51 A.M. Central Standard Time,  
> jim at jtmiller.com writes:
>
> Thanks  for all the replies.
>
> The tower needs to go up and down to avoid  neighbor issues. Since I
> mostly only work at night that's when it will go  up.
>
> The coax needs to be buried to avoid the lawn mower and people  tripping on 
> it.
>
> Seems like I should make the 20ft loop that results  from the crank
> up/down easily replaceable.
>
> 73
>
> jim  ab3cv
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