[TowerTalk] mounting large antenna question

[Gary Stone]

Hi,

I am about to assemble and hopefully mount at 80 feet a fairly large 
antenna.  It is the Optibeam 17-4 and weighs 212 lbs.  It has heavy 
duty 3 inch x 3 inch square boom and it is a little less than 40 feet 
long.  The boom has provision for truss but unless I am reading 
something wrong the truss will make a connection on the mast itself - 
not a separate truss support.  This is perhaps common with beams that 
need a boom truss support.  (there is separate truss support for each 
of the three larger elements - 40 meters).

I had planned to raise the beam (probably with a crane) and the mast 
would already be in the tower.  The crane I can easily get into my land 
area could not accomodate hauling up the mast and the antennas 
assembled (78 foot tower - RG45 and 22 foot mast - with plans for 8 
foot into the tower) because of the restriction of height (87 feet) of 
the crane.
  
So, do you put lots of ropes around the beam at different points to 
safely craddle the antenna to mast already on the tower?  Then you have 
to connect the truss support once it is lifted to the mast.  Does this 
plan sound ok?  Ideas appreciated.

73 de N5PHT, Gary

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