I have a 16 foot long, 2" OD steel mast about 2 feet out of the top of a Rohn 45 flat top section waiting antennas. I plan to put my 2-element 40 meter Hygain yagi at the top. Then, I have to lift th
I believe that it is normally done with a come-along but when we did my tower, we lifted the mast up with a gin pole, pulled up by my farm tractor and we were able to raise and lower the mast using t
There could be a better way, but I have always used a come-a-long attached to the top rung of the tower and a muffler clamp around the mast, wrapping the cable with the hook around the mast below the
I do it much like Stan but with two alterations. I do use a come along, but I attach it to a rung near the top of the tower, the cable then goes through a pulley down at the "saddle clamp" above the
Somebody (maybe K4ZA?) came up with the idea of using a basketball hoop attached to the top end of a gin pole to make this a relatively safe and secure activity. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Stati
Take two pieces of 1 1/2" angle iron about 8" long and bolt two sides togeter, you now have a T with a 3" side (1.5 + 1.5) and the leg of the tee is 1.5". Drill across the 3" face for two, 2" ubolts.
I also use a come-along. I put a U-Bolt on the mast, tie a rope to the U-Bolt and run the rope though a snatch block mounted on the top rung of the tower. Then attach the rope to the come-along outsi