[TowerTalk] Raising TV Mast...

[Jim Smith]

Dan,

Don't know if your concern is whether the typical ham is strong enough 
to walk up 30 ft of this stuff or whether the mast is strong enough to 
be walked up without damage.  I presume it is the latter.  I can't 
answer your question directly but it would seem to me that you could use 
an ordinary 20 ft extension ladder that extends when you pull on a rope 
to push it up.

Hope this helps.

73 de Jim Smith    VE7FO

Dan Levin wrote:

>I'm thinking about using standard "heavy duty" 16 guage 1.25" steel TV mast
>as a temporary support for the middle of my trap dipole.  This is not
>"telescoping" push-up mast, but rather the standard stuff that you see
>on top of everyone's roof - one end swaged down to slip into the next
>section.
>
>Does anyone know if you can walk up a 30 or even 40 foot long hunk
>of this stuff?  I have no idea how they install it on roofs - I have seen
>what
>looks like 30' of it fairly frequently.  I assume they assemble the pieces
>on
>the roof, and then walk it up as one piece - does anyone know if that is
>right?
>
>I know it needs to be guyed at every 10' joint.  It is only going to be up
>for 3 days,
>so I don't need it to be too strong.  I'm just not sure how to get it
>vertical in the
>first place...
>
>Thanks!
>
>                          ***dan, K6IF
>
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