Umm.. It's not rocket science. Put your own 'tags' on.. I 'tagged' my
hazer cable in about 30 seconds of work. BTW, something the manufacturere
couldn't do since they didn't know the height of my tower installation,
hence couldn't know the lengthe of cable required. UST, Tri-Ex, could mark
'em, but so can you..
gil, w1rg
----- Original Message -----
From: "david jordan" <wa3gin@erols.com>
To: "Joe" <WD0M@centurytel.net>
Cc: <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2004 12:04 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Stuck tower is unstuck!
> I hear that Joe. Like building codes, which set the minimum acceptable
> construction standards, I think these safety features should "not" be
> optional. The lack of them causes to many incidents which end up being
> costly in repairs or worse, harm to the tower operator. At the very
> least the cable tag idea is a low cost solution that manufacturers
> should be encouraged to provide. The additional cost of applying a band
> of red liquid rubber or plastic paint to the cable is nominal.
>
> 73,
> dave
> wa3gin
>
> Joe wrote:
>
> > Very true, if you have an unlimited budget. There are those of us
> > unable to afford every option on every system we purchase. I'm
> > content being able to have a tower, and happy with the fact that it
> > works as advertised. In short, some folks need to spend their pennies
> > frugally. Point made?
> >
> > At 09:49 AM 7/7/2004, david jordan wrote:
> >
> >> IC...well, money well spent indeed. I guess this is another lesson
> >> in penny wise pound foolish choices.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >> dave
> >> wa3gin
> >>
> >> Joe wrote:
> >>
> >>> All those features are available currently through US Towers. Just
> >>> costs money......
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>> Joe
> >>> WDØM
> >>>
> >>> At 09:02 AM 7/7/2004, david jordan wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> The Triex tower line has an electric safety switch that prevents
> >>>> extending the tower past the recommended height. It also has a
> >>>> postivie pull-down cable which can be configured to act as a
> >>>> back-up fail safe to the switch but this would be a last resort
> >>>> that could lead to component failure of the pull-down system. The
> >>>> electric winch power cut-off feature goes a long way to help
> >>>> prevent operator errors. Perhaps folks should let US TOWERS in on
> >>>> the secret!
> >>>>
> >>>> enjoy,
> >>>> dave
> >>>> wa3gin
> >>>> Happy Owner of a CT-100
> >>>
> >
> >
> >
>
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