I thought the reflector might like a report on the raising of my X9 on May 15, 1999. The 100' crane arrived at about 7:30 AM. I was surprised at the small size of it. It is capable of hoisting severa
I just bought a Cushcraft X9, and have been thinking about how to raise it. Tramming is out, I just don't have enough room. I had resigned myself to building it on the tower -- a prospect that took a
Here's how it was done... Raise antenna to just below set of guys. Boom is directly under one of the guy attachment points. Next, he took a HIGH QUALITY come-a-long and attached it under the boom to
Dan & Bill -- Thanks for your responses. Bill -- I had a feeling KC1XX didn't use a $15 come-along. I don't have a juma, but I can buy 3 guy grips to accomplish the same thing. Hank -- I keep forgett
That does sound safer, albeit slower. If I can't get a crane, that's how I'll do it. Thanks. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/towertalkfaq.html Submissions: towertalk@contesting.com Administr
I think the advice given by Howard is very sound. Obviously a much safer routine. I didn't mean for my message to be a "how to" message. Just telling how it was done. Personally, I try to stay off th
I just built an X-9 myself for our tribander comparison test and I don't think there's any way you could build it on a tower. Check out our presentation at Dayton if you want to find out how it did p