[TowerTalk] new ssv tower

[Donnie Murray (KE4RNA)]

>How the heck do I get the antennas to the top with the crane, and
>disconnect the cable after????????????

What I would do, using a 12' nylon sling, is to choke the mast under 
the th-7, then bring the sling up and use a half hitch under the 
a3ws. The trick is, and the operator may not have wanted to suggest
this, is to tape the spring loaded safety catch, inside the hook 
under the head-ache ball  open so that when all the tension is off 
the sling the hook will come out and the half hitch will slide down 
the mast. I've done this many times on various rigging situations. I 
realize and fully understand what that safety catch is for, but more 
times than not the safety catch is already missing from the hook 
anyway. The weight of the ants and mast being lifted will be on the 
sling under the th-7, the half hitch at the top will hold everything 
vertical. This will work.  

73/DX,
DONNIE, KE4RNA

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