I have a single crank-up tower on my lot. Last year for SS CW I added an
A3 on my chimney fixed West at 25' for a second antenna. It was VERY
useful. I'd rather not wrestle with my pitched roof again and am looking
for any ideas/suggestions for a better way to get the A3 up / down at
25-30' "relatively" easily and quickly for contest weekends. And no, I
DO NOT want to sidemount it to my existing tower for various reasons.
Ideas considered include:
1) Push up mast - a pain for one person, needs guys, makes mess of yard.
2) Aluminum extension latter - needs guys but more rigid than #1
and has alternate uses!
3) Small 30' aluminum tower w/ foldover base - only needs 1/2 yard of
concrete, can probably tilt up by myself (not sure w/ antenna on it) -
but more expensive.
4) ?????
73,
Jeff N5TJ
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