Ive seen steps marketed so you can climb the mast!
The highest Ive climbed my masts is about 8-9'. It was secure but a damned
funny feeling.
The top 2M yagi (an old Crashcraft 4218XL) on my 100' tower needs to come
down for maintenence. Climb 10-12' or do it the hard way? Decisions
decisions. Im getting too old for this crap!
Carl
KM1H
----- Original Message -----
From: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
To: "'jeremy-ca'" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WTB: Aluminum mast
> Carl,
> I like the idea of the second bearing...I would just need to find a shelf
> as
> I have a bearing.
> As for the process of lowering and lifting the mast, well you see there
> was
> a stack of VHF and UHF antennas on it that needed to come down for
> maintenance after 15 years, so I just lowered the mast to reach each
> antenna
> in the stack.
> When I came time to push/pull it back up, I got quite a workout! Thank
> God
> it wasn't hot or humid yesterday!
> The G7-144 works really well on 2m FM, so at least that is a success for
> the
> effort!
> Now I need some non-conductive spike strips for the pigeons to consider
> when
> desiring to sit on the booms of my yagis.
> Once I find some (CHEAP) I can put some yagis on the mast between 45 and
> 55
> feet above the ground.
> 73,
> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
> 201.314.6964
> W2ttt@att.net
> W2ttt@arrl.net
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jeremy-ca [mailto:km1h@jeremy.mv.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 8:05 PM
> To: J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT; towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] WTB: Aluminum mast
>
> There are EASIER ways to do it Gordon!
>
> Ive ~21-22' 1/4" wall steel masts on my 180' 45G and 100' 25G. Those went
> in
>
> place with a gin pole. I use two thrust bearings which makes it easy to
> swap
>
> rotators.
>
> Im looking for aluminum now for a roof mounted and bracketed 45G that will
> be used strictly for UHF and above. Lots of bands but very little weight
> and
>
> wind load.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT" <w2ttt@att.net>
> To: "'jeremy-ca'" <km1h@jeremy.mv.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 2:44 PM
> Subject: RE: [TowerTalk] WTB: Aluminum mast
>
>
>> Carl,
>> There were times yesterday as I push/pulled such a 3/8 inch wall mast up
>> through the tower that I would have given mine to you!
>> I now have it on a 45 ft Rohn 25 bolted to my house with a 22 ft above
>> the
>> thrust bearing. Right now I only have a G7-144 vertical on top (top is
>> 82
>> ft) and I will put a couple of UHF/Microwave antennas on in right above
>> the
>> thrust bearing when I figure out a way to keep the pigeons off!
>> I got that mast back up and into the new rotator (the last one lasted 15
>> years without a problem!) yesterday in the wonderful sunshine that we
>> had,
>> but it was tough to move up inch by inch!
>> 73,
>> Gordon Beattie, W2TTT
>> 201.314.6964
>> W2ttt@att.net
>> W2ttt@arrl.net
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of jeremy-ca
>> Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2007 3:44 PM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] WTB: Aluminum mast
>>
>> Does anyone in New England have a 2" x 20-24' aluminum mast for sale or
>> trade?
>>
>> Carl
>> KM1H
>>
>>
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