[TowerTalk] Fingers crossed

K8RI on TowerTalk K8RI-on-TowerTalk at tm.net
Sat Oct 28 17:12:34 EDT 2006


Well, the rotator is on the bench, the tri-bander sets on top of the tower 
held in place by C-clamps, the mast has been lowered to the point where the 
7L 6-meter yagi is about 4 feet above the tribander, and that leaves the 
144/440 arrays about 16 to 18 feet above the top of the tower.  The only 
thing holding the antennas above the tri-bander from turning is the boom to 
mast clamp in the tri-bander.  The mast is supported by a heavy duty 
come-along. I'm in the process of replacing the coax to the UHF and VHF 
antennas with Heliax and LMR 600 as well as fixing the boom truss on the 
6-meter antenna.

This would not cause much concern except the forecast has high wind warnings 
into tomorrow evening with gusts possibly as high as 60 MPH depending on 
which forecast you view.

My fingers are crossed!

Roger Halstead (K8RI and ARRL 40 year Life Member)
N833R - World's oldest Debonair CD-2
www.rogerhalstead.com 



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