[TowerTalk] Tramming up big stuff

[Guy Molinari]

I'll go back and re-read Steve.   
 

> From: K7LXC at aol.com
> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:51:26 -0400
> To: towertalk at contesting.com; guy_molinari at hotmail.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Tramming up big stuff
> 
> 
> In a message dated 7/11/2011 10:04:43 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, 
> towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
> 
> > This will be a busy summer for me as I have a number of yagis to get up 
> before the fall season. I don't have alot of experience doing tower work 
> but I did manage to get most of my AB-105 in the air. I've got 2 towers 
> of about 150 feet each. Now it is time to get the antennas up.
> 
> > I have a 40M4LLDD and 20M6A to tram up the tower. Also I have a KLM 6 
> element 15M and also a 6 element 10M. Both towers have 10 ft of mast 
> above the top section. My plan is to put the 40M beam on one tower 2 ft 
> above the top of the tower and the 10M beam at the top of that mast. A 
> similar configuration on the other tower with the 15 over the top of the 20.
> 
> > I want to do this safely of course with a minimum time committment from 
> the ground crew. That means good planning up front. 
> 
> > So, my question to the group is how do I do this with minimal pucker 
> factor and maximum fun. Yeah, and the money is pretty much all spent.
> 
> So apparently you haven't read the tramming chapter in my UP THE TOWER 
> book available from _www.championradio.com_ (http://www.championradio.com) 
> . It's all in there. Aside from a crane, it's my favorite way of getting 
> antennas up or down. 
> 
> Cheers & GL, 
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
> &
> Champion Radio Products
> 
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