[TowerTalk] guying temporary towers

[Tearlach Sinclair]

IMHO, field day is about emergency communications so any set-up that requires 
a crane to set up two towers, no matter how they are guyed,  is missing the point
of emergency communications.  For field day, we set up two wire antennas in the trees
 and a Gap Challenger that was ground mounted.  We got out several deep cycle batteries
for the radios and later had a small generator that helped with the power needs.   We were
set-up and running in just an hour.  We operated for the entire 24 hours and could have
picked up and moved the entire show in that same hour should the "emergency" required. I do
not understand how it is that tower raising and all that fits in with a simulated emergency
situation.
That's just my thoughts,for what it's worth.

Tearlach de w8sco


There's nae man sae deif as he tha' winna hear.