[TowerTalk] COAX on CRANKUP-how to hang

[w5gn at mxg.com]

My experience is quite different.

With either standoffs or a single support at the top,
lowering the tower when there was much wind would 
frequently push the slack coax into the tower sections,
requiring a stop and either wait or raise a little and
try again.

I finally supported the coax bundle only at the top,
and added two rope lines so I could pull the coax away
from the tower during lowering. 
And I then ran the rope thru pulleys on the adjacent
house and use them to hang the coax so it's not on
the ground.

I also found the remote control unit a complete waste of
money, as I always want to be at the base of the tower
to pull the coax away and observe what happens.

Barry, EI/W5GN

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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of kr2q at optimum.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 6:39 AM
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] COAX on CRANKUP-how to hang

I have owned crank-up towers for close to 40 years...in multiple locations and using multiple types of crankup towers (Heights, Hy-Gain, US Tower).  I still own 2 crank-ups.

In all cases, I just let the coax and rotor cable "hang down" right along side of the tower.

I never used standoffs or coax arms.  Not sure why they are necessary.

Nothing ever got tangled or "hung up" in the tower.  I think that would be really difficult to do.
I mean, why would coax (eg, RG8 type) want to or be able to "decide" to bend and enter into the tower lattice?  It is already handing from the very top to the very bottom.  For me, it would take an extraordinary act of nature to "convince" the coax to defy gravity, bend into a small loop, and "enter" the tower lattice.

de Doug KR2Q
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