[UK-CONTEST] Gin Poles

Roger G3SXW g3sxw at btinternet.com
Tue Jun 22 03:01:04 PDT 2010


But it's essential to erect on flat ground, otherwise the geometry of the 
side-guys gets screwed up while lifting.
73 de Roger/G3SXW.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Boucher" <tom at telemetry.demon.co.uk>
To: <g3ory at lineone.net>; <uk-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2010 9:13 AM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Gin Poles


> Thanks for the correction Bob.
>
> It really does work very well and is very easy to put up a decent sized 
> mast
> single handed. The secret is to make sure that the two sets of side guys 
> are
> fixed without any slack before erection. I made that mistake the first 
> time
> I used this method and the thing wobbled all over the place as I pulled it
> up! The back guys for the mast are measured and fixed as per the two side
> guys although, of course, they won't be tight until the mast is erect. Two
> temporary guys are needed either side of the 'Falling Derrick' and a back
> guy for it, which is ideally pulled up with a block and tackle.
>
> I recently erected a 50 footer very easily single handed. It remained 
> fully
> under control at all times.
>
> 73
> Tom G3OLB
>
>
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