[TowerTalk] When a Yagi Looses an Element

[Doug Renwick]

Bill,

When you climb up, take along some rope, a pulley, and some clamps also.
Unless you have two strong tower workers, you may find the antenna to be
too unbalanced to pull through the boom to mast plate without some additional
support.  Mount the pulley on the mast high above the antenna and run the
rope far out the antenna boom like a truss.  Use this truss arrangement to
keep the boom from dropping and catching on the guys, etc.
Initially, as Steve would say there is a pucker factor, but it will go easier
than you first believe.

Doug

Cqtestk4xs at aol.com wrote:

> Thanks for all the advice on fixing my 4 el 40 KLM monster.  After digesting 
> all of it I think I have hit upon a plan.

> As far as balancing the now unbalanced beam, I plan to use a come-along to 
> 'pull' the boom through the mast to boom plate enough to get the antenna more or 
> less balanced prior to tramming it down.
> 
> Getting this antenna up was not a job for the faint hearted, but with lots of 
> experience since 97 it should be easy enough to get down without a crane 
> (cost factor $1000 plus), and back up.
> 
> I plan on doing this within the next two weeks and will let you all know how 
> it goes.
> 
> Bill  K4XS


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