[TowerTalk] How to Level a Crank-up?

[AA6DX - Mark]

Steve++
I use a fence post leveling kit, from Ace Hardware... Harbor Freight offers
one too, or any ranch supply house ... super easy, plenty accurate ..
Usually, I then I step  W A Y  back and use another available vertical
source as a double check .. like, church steeple, courthouse, etc........
When using a crank-up, you are indeed done when finished with the lower
section.  And, BTW, many crank-ups will "tilt" at section breaks, a tad
bit.. 
Nature of the beast!  Not to worry ..Worky worky, done so for many many
years .. Worky for push-up mast es vertical aerial setting up as well >> 73
Mark  AA6DX ~~ es, Happy New Year!
=];?}


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Jones [mailto:n6sj at earthlink.net] 
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 9:43 AM
To: towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: [TowerTalk] How to Level a Crank-up?

I want to level my new US Tower HDX-589.  I put a 4' carpenter's level on 
all three legs of the base section and have levelled them.  This is all US 
Tower recommends.

Is there anything more I can do?  I have heard of using two theodolytes with

it fully extended.  But I figure the sections must lean a bit due to the 
clearances that allow them to slide past each other.  I don't want to tilt 
the bottom section to compensate for that lean, since different antenna 
loads or wind loads will probably make it lean different directions.

With the bottom section leveled, am I done?

73,
Steve
N6SJ


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