On 8/5/2020 1:34 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
One of the local hams here had a big (~100+ ft) tree "topped" and
had a tower section installed as you described, so he could put
up a rotatable Yagi. He would tell us about all the hassles
of training lumberjacks to do installation and maintenance.
I guess a crane couldn't get in to the forest.
Right. That's NI6T, well known DXer and contester. Years ago when I was
considering that idea, he talked me out of it for the reasons noted.
Think of it this way -- if you hire someone to climb a tower, it's very
likely that he knows what to do when he gets up there. Tree climbers are
clueless, and in my experience, not teachable.
73, Jim K9YC
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