[TowerTalk] Mast Steps

Steve Dyer w1srd at yahoo.com
Mon Aug 19 16:18:55 EDT 2013


Having a hard time visualizing this.
What/how do you attach the come-along?
73,
Steve
W1SRD
> Personally, I have kind of "drawn the line" on mast steps.  I am 6 ft tall
> and I have no problem standing on the top of my Rohn 45 tower.  My top
> antennas are 10 ft above the towers.  I don't find pulling the rotor and
> stepping the mast down to the point I can reach the top antenna from the top
> that time consuming.  If you align the cum-along right you can raise the
> mast up to pull the rotor and then lower it down by 5ft for top antenna
> access in one maneuver.  I would say its 90 mins max (typically 60) to have
> the top antenna where I want it and standing on top.
>
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> 73
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> Ed  N1UR
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