I bought a used triex-51 50 foot crank-up. It is slightly "overloaded" with
a 3 element quad for 10-20 meters. Up for three years with no trouble. It
goes up and down about twice a week. I keep it down when not operating. I
did have it up one time with wind gusts to 50 MPG (unexpected thunderstorm),
and no problem! I an very happy with the convenience of doing the antenna
work with out climbing. The tower is 3 feet against the the house, so it
cranks down the quad elements to the roof level. Easy to install and perform
alignment and tuning also. Good luck,
George AB2KC
----- Original Message -----
From: "AD5VJ Bob" <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net>
To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 10:26 AM
Subject: [TowerTalk] Crank Up towers
> Can I get some feed back from you guys on experience with
> Crank Up towers?
>
> 1. Is it the way to go?
> Pros and cons
> 2. Who makes a good one (inexpensive)
> example: Hazer is too expensive
> 3. Which ones to stay away from?
> 4. Ect
>
>
>
> 73 fer nw,
> Bob AD5VJ
>
> 10X# 37210, FP#-1141, SMIRK#-5177
> http://www.n5iet.com/
> Code may be taking a back seat for now,
> but the pioneering spirit that put the code
> there in the first place is out front of it all.
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
>
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> any questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
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Stations", and lot's more. Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any questions
and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.
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