[TowerTalk] Guyed vs. free-standing

[Gene Smar]

From: john at kk9a.com
Date: 2007/10/15 Mon PM 05:28:24 CDT
To: TOWERTALK at contesting.com
Cc: Cqtestk4xs at aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Guyed vs. free-standing

..... Pulling an antenna straight up a 
freestanding tower is not always easy as some have a very large base 
section.

John KK9A


TT:

     The thought of loosening the guys on a tall tower giving me the heebie-jeebies notwithstanding, I can offer a suggestion on how to haul a Yagi up the side of a self-supporting tower.  When I installed my Skyhawk on top of my Trylon tower, I set up two rope slides, from the top of the tower to the ground.  The ropes were anchored to the ground a couple feet away from the tower by a couple of pieces of rebar; one could also use wooden stakes.

     I set up the gin pole atop the tower and let the Skyhawk ride the two ropes like railroad tracks all the way to the top.  I think this technique is also known as trolleying.  Because the Skyhawk went up nose-first (due to trees around the tower), I had to spin the Skyhawk around a couple of axes once it arrived at the top.  Most folks with room to spare can simply allow their Yagis to ride on the boom, keeping the elements out of the way of the tower with a tiller arm and rope attached to the boom.

73 de
Gene Smar  AD3F