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Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN 25G

To: AD5VJ Bob <rtnmi@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] ROHN 25G
From: Robert Morris <robrk@nidhog.net>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:40:52 -0400
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So the tower is up without guys. Hope it is tower height + 1 foot from 
the house.

Look up "gin pole". Might work better than a J pole, as in J pole antenna.

AD5VJ Bob wrote:
> It has been a long time coming, but I finally have my tower up - concrete, 
> rotor and all. I had some trouble with the rotor but that
> is all taken care of now and is working perfectly and is mounted to the tower 
> crying out for the mast Hi Hi. (maybe thats me I hear
> crying)
> 
> The assembly is only awaiting the final installation of the:
>  guy wires, mast and antenna and it is complete.
> 
> The delay on the guy wires:
> 
>  I have a torque bracket, all the turn buckles, eyes and clamps, ect - but no 
> way to dig into the rocky ground out here in order to
> place the T bar to tie the guys to. My neighbor put in fence posts for a 
> cyclone fence he installed about a month ago and it took
> him almost three hours for each pole to dig the holes using a screw like 
> attachment (auger??) on his tractor.
> 
> The delay on the three element tribander antenna (Hornet TB-500) is:
> no J-Pole or knowledge on how to hook up to it when I do get one.
> where do you attach the rope from the JPole to the antenna so after mounting 
> it inside the tower you can get the rope back.
> 
> I have been staring at the tower trying to figure out if I had a J-Pole - how 
> I am going to climb 30 feet in the air, hang onto the
> side of the tower with my climbing belt,  and balance myself at the tip top 
> of the tower to grab and stab the mast using both hands
> into the hole at the top and thru the hole, even if I did have a J pole to 
> get it up there with.
> 
> I think I could make a long enough pole to attach to the side of the tower to 
> make a jury rig J-Pole using an eye hook and a small
> pulley I have on hand.
> 
> Any ideas would be gratefully appreciated.
> 
> 
> 
>    73 fer nw es gud DX,
> QSL VIA: LotW, BUR, e-QSL
> Bob AD5VJ
> http://www.ad5vj.com/
> Old Calls WB5ZQU, WY5L/KH3, KE5CTY, N5IET
> 
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