[HCARC] COAX Support On A Crank Up Tower

[Gary and Arlene Johnson]

It seemed like it was being talked about on Tower Talk as if it were a BIG 
Deal.  I thought I might ask those whom I have grown to trust.  In many 
ways, the idea with the 3 foot length of hose seemed to be a low cost, high 
benefit solution, but it might be a solution for a problem that doesn't 
exist.

As for running the tower up and down a lot - I would figure the best idea 
for a 3 section 56 foot tall tower would be to at least run down the top 20 
feet when done using the radio, assuming I had been running the beam 
antenna.  The way my tower is configured there are separate winches for the 
two upper sections, so just the top section could be lowered or both 
sections part ways or just the the middle section could be lowered leaving 
the top extended and the middle nested. or both sections lowered to leave 
the tower at approx 24 feet which would be the safest if any kind of wind or 
storm were expected.

Gary J
N5BAA
HCARC Secretary 2013