I'll bet there's no HOA in that neighborhood !!
73, Dick, W1KSZ
On Fri, Apr 4, 2025, 7:58 AM Doug Renwick <ve5ra@sasktel.net> wrote:
> Great video. I have done the same to repair a 40m KLM antenna.
>
> Doug
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rob
> Sent: April 4, 2025 12:28 AM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Gridley Tower Project Video
>
> Hi Guys,
> It's been almost a year and I've been reluctant to share this for
> fear of getting heat for potential safety issues but this video is very
> cool so sharing anyway. It is a used commercial tower and is a full size
> 4 element 40 meter M2 beam with the boom at about 125 feet. The owner
> over rotated the beam and ripped the coax in half. The correct fix
> required replacing the rotor loop from the hardline to the balun.
> Problem is the balun is located about 7 feet out on the boom. So other
> than an expensive crane and bucket, I'm sure it's been done before But I
> thought of this solution and it worked out well. The plank is two pieces
> of 2" x 8" screwed together and bolted to the tower and also tied with
> rope to the tower at the back end. It had a little flex to it but felt
> fine.
> But the main point of sharing this is to show off the great video. My
> friend that was my ground crew, brought his DJI drone to take some video
> since he's gotten pretty good at flying these things. It was pretty
> windy that day but I was amazed at how stable the drone appears to be.
> He quickly put this video together along with a piano score. I think it
> turned out great and hope you enjoy it as well. The beam now works great
> again. The location is in the town of Gridley which is about 70 miles
> north of Sacramento in the central valley.
> Gridley Tower Project on Youtube:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoFz6Bz7U4M&t=21s
>
> Thanks,
> Rob K6DQ
>
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