[TowerTalk] Three Questions for HDX-555 Tower Project

[Pat Chiles]

Hey guys could I tap you vast knowledge to to get some comments on the following.

1.  How hard is it to drill chromolly?

2.  Comments from hams with experience as to whether or not the raising fixture will lift the tower from horizontal to verticle with a 21 ft chromolly mast (2 in., 140 lbs), a TH7, and a XM240 installed without the tower crashing back to mother earth?

3.  Suggestions for keeping the antennas from slipping on the mast other than pinning?

Thanks, Pat, K8PC