> Plan to spend an inordinate amount of time getting the boom cradle
>hardware secured. I did it three times before I got all the nuts and bolts
in
>and tightened.
>
As we found out with the X9, which uses the same boom to mast arrangement,
it would be better to completely assemble it on the ground and just insert
the mast U bolts on the tower.
The "cradle" idea looks good in print, but it's complexity is not wonderful
for the installer on the tower.
George
W2VJN
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