[TowerTalk] MonstIR install

[Dale Martin]

In a message dated 6/21/2005 10:15:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
jc-smith at comcast.net writes:

>  A ham back east installed the elements on his 4L StepIR after the boom
was
lifted to the top of the tower.  Do you think that would be feasible with a
MonstIR?  I don't have enough open space anywhere to build the whole thing
on the ground, let alone pull it up through the trees.


Seems like no one's mentioned the obvious (to me, anyway)--apologies, if I
missed it and am repeating.  

There must be some open space you can 'borrow' somewhere nearby to assemble
the antenna, right?  Hire a helicopter to come in lift and transport it to
the tower.  

Think a helo's far out?  There was an article in QST or CQ years ago where
someone did it with a hot air balloon--or was that an issue I thought I read
during the early/mid 70's?  I know it's been done with helo's before,
though.

Think how much you paid for your property.  Think how much you've paid for
your tower and associated hardware and your station equipment.  Think how
much you've paid for the antenna.  It seems like helo rental might be
economical in relation to the cost of the hardware and equipment. 


73,
Dale, kg5u