[TenTec] OT: Field Day Drill

[Stuart Rohre]

John, very interesting about your FD set up to use minimum of antenna 
supports.

We had an 88 foot doublet so that we could do verious bands for the SSB 
guys.  And, I elected to use only a 20 foot sip up mast to make erection 
safer for our aging crew.  It was as easy an antenna raising as ever we 
did.  The proof was in how well the ivnerted doublet worked at only 20 
foot, but in an open area.  We might try 30 feet next year, but probably 
should practice raising that.  20 you can walk up without it bending too 
much.  I am leery of walking up a 30, and would try to raise it from 10 
foot up a study ladder.  We are lucky to have a lightweight ladder that 
can be bucked by one study person, or put up as an A frame ladder and 
again bucked by one.

Yes, having been a fireman and participated in a "church raise" 
(straight up) of an early aluminum ladder, (built like a battle ship, 40 
feet tall extended).  You do that with six very trust worthy guys, 
robust in their ability to hang onto the guy lines and the base of the 
ladder, while the sixth one pulls the raising halyard.

-Stuart Rohre