[TowerTalk] HyGain HG-70D Crankup Tower Questions

Don w7wll at arrl.net
Thu Apr 3 11:59:00 EDT 2014


I acquired an older layover fixture (believe it is a HyGain) and have modified the pulley wheel from a single wheel to a double wheel. I believe the double pulley-wheel was standard on later fixtures.

My tower does NOT have an attachment welded to the tower to attach the tower dual pulley-wheels so have had a local cable rigger make me a loop which goes around the tower and will be held in place with shackles holding the cable to the tower cross braces.

My first question is – on the towers equipped with the pulley mounting plate how high up from the base is the pulley attachment point.

Second question – what size cable is used and what length was provided with the original HyGain setup?

Don W7WLL


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