Smart, why have I never thought about this. This
would have saved me a lot of time and greef thru
the years. Sure will use it next time I tram an
antenna.
Jim SM2EKM
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Pete Smith wrote:
At 02:30 PM 12/18/03 -0600, Chuck Sudds wrote:
Thanks for the photos and information about the installation, Phil!
Very impressive. Looks like you had fewer problems then I did getting
my 5el 20M monobander atop my 90ft Rohn 45G. Bent a Rohn gin pole in
the process. Next time, the "Tram System" will definitely be used!
Many people argue for the use of a backstay because, as Phil says, this
puts a lot of stress on the mast. W9LT (now WA7LT) taught me how to do
this using a single cable and what he called a tiller, which is a short
piece of tubing u-bolted to the boom like another element. Put a pulley
on the end of the "tiller," also running on the tram line, and you can
adjust how high the leading ends of the elements ride so they don't hang
up in the top guys as you approach the tower.
73, Pete N4ZR
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