[TowerTalk] Inspiration from this List - TreeTower

[Brian Moran]

I was inspired by the messages in the archive to put
up a tribander for the WPX contest -- a bunch of rope,
some sailboat pulleys, an A3S, a radio-shack rotator,
120 feet of RG8 and 3-conductor rotor cable -- Voila,
a rotatable beam at about 50 feet. 

Yes, East and West were reversed on the control box. I
suspect that maybe switching two leads would get me
the right controls, but I got this up into the final
position the morning before the contest, and couldn't
really try that out. 

Didn't know the bands actually opened that early in my
location -- my G5RV has been silent in the early
mornings lately.   Had some stations call ME over the
pole. That was a kick.  CQ's with wire antennas aren't
productive for me on 20-15-10.

Here's a picture (it's a big file):
http://fp1.centurytel.net/MoranFamily/111-1131_IMG.JPG

Thanks to the list for the inspiration - I've already
taken this down in anticipation of a 2nd-hand tower
I'll be moving from another ham's QTH.

-Brian N9ADG



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