I'm getting ready to tram up a M2 6M-7JHV to 77 feet on a guyed Rohn 45
tower. I have never trammed one up but have seen many pictures of it being
done. Have a few questions,I know this is a smaller lighter antenna which is
why I want to try with this one first before I do my M2 75/80 meter
rotatable dipole late this year or early next year.
1. How far apart should the 2 support lines be?
2. I'm thinking about using aluminium pipes to slide along the support
lines with the boom of the antenna bolted to these pipes?
3.Do you use a pipe with pulleys to take up the slack of the support lines
or do you take the slack out at the ground level?
4. How high up the mast should you go,I know thats a generic question but
is something like 2 feet doable without backguying the mast? My mast is 2
inch .25 wall DOM 1026
5.Do you mount the pulley on the mast that will be pulling the antenna up
the support lines at the pipe level or slightly up the mast?
6. What do you use for a support line?
7. Is it helpful to attach something to keep the slider pipes at the same
distance and then attach the antenna to this or can you use the boom to keep
the slider pipes going up at the same rate?
8. Is it better to go back as far as partical or get just beyond the guy
point? I have 2 antennas side mounted on this tower that are on swinging
gates so the guys are out about 120 feet for clearance for the lower
antennas to turn.
9. Anything I'm missing or forgetting?
Gregg K9KL
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