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@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
kr2q@optimum.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 6:39 AM
To: towertalk@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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