[Towertalk] Trylon raising questions

[Bill Coleman]

On 8/22/02 10:17 AM, n4kg@juno.com at n4kg@juno.com wrote:

>My personal rule for Rohn Gin Poles is:
>
>NEVER  EVER  use a Gin Pole to raise antennas.  
>
>Don't even think about it....  NEVER !

Oh, I dunno. Depends on the load, and how it is arranged.

My A3S barely weighs 20 lbs. K9AY and I had no trouble raising it with a 
Bill Wall gin pole (much more substantial than a Rohn gin pole). But 
then, we didn't try to tram it, we raised it straight up the side of the 
tower. (Bracketed, no guys to deal with) If you do have guys, you can 
sometimes pirouette the beam around the guys. (I've watched W4AN do this 
while I held the rope) This still lifts the antenna straight up.

So, a gin pole is appropriate for light loads (no more than a Rohn tower 
section) being raised straight up. Tramming antennas requires a stout 
mast, and possibly back-guys.



Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
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