In a message dated 12/6/2006 6:06:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, overbeck6 at yahoo.com writes: It's not all that easy to detach and lower what's left of a big antenna (which will be way out of balance with some but not all of the elements broken off). I've done it at 100 feet and at 20 feet. I think I prefer 20 feet. Kurt, W6PH