[TowerTalk] Mast Steps

[Edward Sawyer]

Hello Guy.  The AB-105 and rotor is really the issue then.  I have 45G and Yaesu 2800 rotors and it pulls cleanly without any fuss.  The antennas here are not small (3 el 40M, 4 el - 20M, 6 el 15M and 6 el 10M).  With the Cum-a long, none of the weight (in this dead weight lift fashion) is an issue nor would be in your case.

Ed  N1UR

-----Original Message-----
From: Guy Molinari [mailto:guy_molinari at hotmail.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2013 8:53 PM
To: Edward Sawyer; towertalk at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Mast Steps

I have a similar situation.   The problem for me is that I have big stuff.   The antenna just above the top of the tower is a 6 el 20m beam that weighs well over 200lbs (60 foot boom).    Pulling an Orion rotor out of AB-105 is no small task either.   I had to climb the mast to fix a 15m beam that spun in the wind.   The pucker factor is way high and if you don't manage your lanyards right you could wind up in deep shit real fast.  Not good at 160 feet.