[TowerTalk] Installing DB36 atop 75ft guyed tower?

[K7LXC--- via TowerTalk]

>  I'm evaluating options for a future station. I'm thinking  a Steppir DB36
with the 80m dipole would be a likely choice atop a 75ft  tower. I'm
evaluating the possibility of either a crankup/tiltover or  something like a
Rohn 55.
 
>  I'm wondering how something as complex and heavy as a DB36  would be
installed on a guyed tower with all the obstruction of the guys. One  way
would be to get a crane.
 
>  Are there others?
 
    Sure. While I'll always prefer a piece of equipment  to do the heavy 
lifting, there are other ways to do it. The one that I use 90%  is to use the 
tramline. This is where the antenna is slung under the tramline  and pulled 
up by a rope. A similar technique is the trolley where the antenna  sits on 
top of 2 lines up the tower. For various reasons, this technique is not  
recommended. 
 
    Tom, N6BT, uses what he calls a "wig-wag' technique  where the antenna 
is threaded thru the guys. 
 
    All of these techniques including drawings are in  my UP THE TOWER book 
available from championradio.com. 
 
Cheers & GL,
Steve      K7LXC
TOWER TECH -
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