At 12:18 PM 6/15/06 -0400, K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
>
>In a message dated 6/11/2006 9:01:34 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
>towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
>
> > My XYL is urging me to consider a crank-up (and possibly a tilt-over
>crank-up) to avoid the necessity of climbing the thing, and also partly
>for a more neighbor-friendly installation.
>
> > 1. Does anybody have any experience or opinions of the Heights aluminum
>towers? -- in addition to the reviews on eham.net.
>
I had a Heights 72ft self-supporting (til it fell) tower in the late 70's.
Legs snapped like glass about 4 foot up from the base.
The ONLY rule my wife has concerning towers is NOT TO INSTALL UNGUYED
ALUMINUM TOWERS.
Ron N9AU
> I'm not a big fan of aluminum towers - and crank-ups in particular. I
>just helped a guy crank up a 100-footer. IMO some of the hardware is pretty
>small compared to other manufacturers; it wasn't really confidence
>instilling.
>It has to be guyed at each section, thus putting lots more strain on the
>main
>cables. You have to crank the whole thing up before you can attach the guys
>and it's a pretty scary proposition. We had comealongs attached to the
>guys at
>one level and you have to do it on a totally windless day. He'd have been
>much better off - and saved thousands of dollars - by putting up 45G or some
>other tower.
>
> BTW it's also the same big chore and a couple of hours to crank it down
>so once it's up - it's up for the duration.
>
> > 2. If a crank-up lattice tower gets iced up, is it pretty much stuck at
>its current height until the thaw sets in?
>
>
>
> Yessireebob.
>
> If you're going to get a crank-up, I'd recommend one of the steel
>ones by US Towers. You can crank it up and down any time you want, ice
>loading
>aside.
>
>Cheers,
>Steve K7LXC
>TOWER TECH -
>Professional tower services for hams
>Cell: 206-890-4188
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