You should go to my web site to get a clearer picture..basically the three
wires ..coax, rotor, band switcher are fed into a 70 foot Chinese braid,
now we only have to work with one fat wire/cable....a 8 inch 1/4 wall
adhesive shrink now grabs the shield/braid with a long Chinese cable
grip....as the tower is raised/lowered the cable move through opening in the
standoffs. The weight of the cables is now carried by the
shield/shrink/cable grip.....Been up for 5 years and no problem.....
-Bill ...KC4PE
http://www.kc4pe.com/amateurshack.htm
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From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
W2GR@aol.com
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2012 4:25 PM
To: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] How to deal with Coax on a Crankup Tower
Hi Larry...on my Tri-EX Skyneedle 70' crank up the coax is attached to the
standoffs so when lowered there is 2 loops of coax with the thing retracted
and the bottom of the loops is abt 18 feet off the ground...the standoffs
are abt 10 degrees spaced so the coax loop falls beside each other...I can
send you a pic if you like...
I just finished my tower rebuild project this past weekend and glad its
over...its been a long murphy filled summer!..
Mike W2GR
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In a message dated 11/19/2012 3:28:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
lwloen@gmail.com writes:
OK, I must not have been clear on this, because multiple people responded
in a way I didn't expect.
I have the coax stand-off arms that come with the tower.
The question is exactly how to use the arms -- do I let the coax fall
through or do I attach them to the stand offs?
Larry Wo0Z
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In a message dated 11/19/2012 3:28:06 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
lwloen@gmail.com writes:
OK, I must not have been clear on this, because multiple people responded
in a way I didn't expect.
I have the coax stand-off arms that come with the tower.
The question is exactly how to use the arms -- do I let the coax fall
through or do I attach them to the stand offs?
Larry Wo0Z
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