[TowerTalk] Help with Moving a C3

[Keith Dutson]

This is good advice.  Since the elements are all full size, you will likely
want to split the 20 and 15 elements so they can be easily carried on a 12
or 14 foot trailer (preferred), or your roof rack.  This will require
drilling out some rivets.  They are aluminum and will come out easily using
a 1/8 inch high speed steel bit.  Replace with 1/8 X 1/4 inch aluminum
poprivets.  F12 uses special closed end rivets but plain rivets like you
will find at the local hardware store should do fine.

73, Keith NM5G

-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of David Robbins K1TTT
Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 12:22 PM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Help with Moving a C3

If its relatively new hopefully it has stainless hardware and hasn't welded
itself together.  On smaller antennas like that I would normally take the
elements off the boom, just tape them to it and tie that to a roof rack.  In
most cases a small wrench(not wench or winch) is enough on newer antennas,
old rusted ones may require bolt cutters to take apart.

If its much longer than your car maybe take the elements and boom apart in
the middle.  Be sure to take a marker to mark the order on the boom and the
joints you take apart so you remember how they match up.


David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk- 
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mark Adams
> Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2007 14:18
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Help with Moving a C3
> 
> Hi Gang,
> 
> Later this week I'll be moving a C3 from the home of an SK to my QTH.  
> It is only been up a couple years (and it'll sure look good on my 55' 
> tower!)
> 
> I have a roof rack and can split the elements for xport. But what is 
> the BEST procedure for doing so? I'd like to make as little work as 
> possible on the rebuild end. What tools, rivets, etc should be used 
> for re-assembly?
> 
> TIA,
> Mark K2QO
> Clarence, NY
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