[SECC] Tower is UP!

[Bill Coleman]

Well, after over two months of work, my tower and antenna installation is 
complete. Gary, K9AY came over this morning and helped me out big time. 
Especially after I wimped out over climbing to the tippy-top of the tower 
to install the antenna. With Gary's help, we got the A3S up, the rotator 
installed, the cables run, and W4EA's gin pole back down.

Tower is 44' high bracketed at 26 and 18 feet, with a mast that is just 
barely below 50'. The antenna is right around 49'. I also have a 125' 
doublet hanging off to the southwest at the 40 foot level. 

I still have more antenna work to do -- the doublet needs to be re-hung 
at the far end, and there's a new remote balun in the works. I also plan 
to shunt feed the tower for 80m, and an inverted L for 160m. I'm 
considering a 40m sloper as well.

It's so nice to have something resembling a "real" antenna. A big thank 
you to Gary for his help and the donation of the mast, to Dan, W4EA for 
his help and the loan of his monster gin pole, and to Mike, W7OT, who 
really pushed me to erect the tower. 




Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901



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