[TowerTalk] MFJ QRT on May 17, 2024

[john at kk9a.com]

I concur with KJ6Y. Decades ago I used Hy-Gain rotators that needed frequent
servicing and I used a come along to lift the mast.  It was simple and
effective.

John KK9A  


kj6y wrote:

Use a Come Along.  Done it many times.

Skip Bolnick, KJ6YCommunications 



In a message dated 4/29/2024 10:57:26 AM Pacific Daylight Time, w7wll at
peak.org writes: 
Chuckle! Got on the air two months short of 70 years ago and there was 
always some bitchin' going on the about some issue by a part of the ham 
community. Today we're still bitchin', just the technical content has 
changed. We haven't.

Now, how about telling me an easy way to lift a mast with a TH7DX and 
A3WS on it up and out of a T2X rotator enough so I can yank the rotator 
(broken tooth?) out. Would like to do it straight up and yes could tilt 
the tower (HG-70HD) over but still leaves the rotator problem (1/2 boom 
length of the TH7DX leaves the tower still way up with same problem). 
Want to avoid having to drop the antenna.

Don W7WLL