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Re: [TowerTalk] Yet another Hazer Guying Question

To: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Yet another Hazer Guying Question
From: Neal Campbell <nealk3nc@gmail.com>
Reply-to: "Tower and HF antenna construction topics." <towertalk@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2010 21:21:20 -0400
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After seeing the movie "Lady in the Cage" I will leave that implementation
to you!
73


Neal Campbell
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On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Roger (K8RI) <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net>wrote:

>
>
> Neal Campbell wrote:
> > Thats what the Exporer series of Hazers does. I have one on my 70' 45G.
> You
> > need either a group of stout men with hardy biceps or a good low-speed
> high
> > torque drill to raise and lower it though.
> >
> >
> Yah, but I want something to run "me" up and down the tower, not the
> antennas.  Looking at their page that thing wouldn't even support my
> antennas, let alone run them up and down.
> Mast, antennas, and rotator run 500# or more.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
> > 73
> >
> >
> > Neal Campbell
> > Abroham Neal Software
> > www.abrohamnealsoftware.com
> > (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER
> >
> > Amateur Radio: K3NC
> > Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/
> > DXBase bug reports: email to cases@dxbase.fogbugz.com
> > Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Roger (K8RI) <K8RI-on-TowerTalk@tm.net
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >> Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> >>
> >>> You can get around this problem if you use a track
> >>> mounted Hazer (I think GME calls it the Hazer 7).
> >>> Used in conjunction with two or more levels of guying, you
> >>> always have at least one set of guys in place.  The
> >>> track system also gets around the requirement that the
> >>> tower be dimensionally near perfect.
> >>>
> >>>
> >> Seems like one could be build that would work on a track off the face of
> >> the tower without interfering with the guys.
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> Roger (K8RI)
> >>
> >>> Rick N6RK
> >>>
> >>> K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> In a message dated 3/30/2010 8:22:57 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> >>>> towertalk-request@contesting.com writes:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>  I have been thinking about putting up a Rohn25 with a  homemade
> steel
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>> welded Hazer.  From what I have read, if you do not  want to do any
> >>>> climbing with the Hazer above you, the tower will be  temporarily self
> >>>> supporting because you
> >>>> need to drop a couple of guys until  the assembly is lowered below it.
> >>>>
> >> True?
> >>
> >>>>     Unfortunately yes. IMO it's a terrible technique  although many
> >>>>
> >> people
> >>
> >>>> do it.
> >>>>
> >>>> Cheers,
> >>>> Steve    K7LXC
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