[TowerTalk] COAX on CRANKUP-how to hang

[Chris]

There are a lot of other ways for the cable to get snagged and hung up.  It can get caught under the edge of the baseplate, around the motor/winch, stuff on the ground, the edge of my roof, other stuff on the tower, a bolt that sticks out a little far somewhere on the tower, etc.  The fact that cable damage has happened to people I know in at least 4-5 instances dictates that it is an open invitation for Murphy (to repeat an earlier post).  This is almost like saying "I've never been in a car accident so I don't wear a seatbelt."  YMMV.

Chris
KF7P








On Oct 31, 2013, at 4:44 AM, kr2q at optimum.net wrote:

> HI Barry...long time no see!
> 
> For those of us without this experience, please explain how a "stiff" piece of coax enter between the zig/zags on your crankup.   If I have a 10 foot length of coax and hold it vertically against the tower, I have push quite hard to get it to bend and then "enter" into the lattice.  I am clearly missing something! 
> 
> thanks,
> Doug KR2Q
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: w5gn at mxg.com
> Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 8:13 am
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] COAX on CRANKUP-how to hang
> To: kr2q at optimum.net, towertalk at contesting.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
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On 
>> Behalf Of kr2q at optimum.net
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 6:39 AM
>> To: towertalk at contesting.com
>> 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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