[TowerTalk] Tramming a 6M beam

[Roger (K8RI)]

It's long and has to be rotated around each set of guys if not trammed.  
Basically one person can set up the tram and either raise or lower an 
antenna. Still it's good to have extras around for go-fers and safety.
It just makes things a whole lot easier and safer.

73

Roger (K8RI)

Cqtestk4xs at aol.com wrote:
> Since the beam isn't all that heavy and the tower isn't all that tall, why  
> go through all the trouble of rigging a tram line.
>  
> Simply hook a pulley on top of the mast with a rope running to the  ground. 
>  Then drop the one set of guy wires and haul it up past the dropped  guys 
> to the top (obviously do not cliimb the tower while it is unguyed).   
> Reattach the guy wires, climb top the top and put the antenna on the mast and  then 
> work the world.
>  
> I've done the above with a 4 el 40 using the truck to pull the beam up  the 
> tower to 80 feet with no helpers.  It is the only was to go.
>  
> Now, for tall towers a tram or a trolley is a necessity.
>  
> Billl KH7XS
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