On 7/26/2012 9:45 PM, Bryan Swadener wrote:
> Get well soon, Roger. Lately, it seems I also poke
> or scrape myself every time I do antenna/tower work.
> I'm nearly all healed-up, so it must be time for
> a repeat performance.
>
> My F12 C-4XL seems to have caused the HDR300
> rotator to blow past the limit switches. Thanks
> to TT posters, it appears that (short of replacing
> the rotator) the best thing to do is do away with
> the limit switches. I've retuned the yagi's 40m
> driven element and I'm itching to give it a try.
disconnect the switches and rotate back between them. /i dont remember
if I had to dismantle it or not
73 Roger (K8RI)
>
> vy 73,
> Bryan WA7PRC
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: K8RI
>> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 5:34 PM
>> To: towertalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] I Hurted myself
>>
>> Please Excuse the one handed typing.
>>
>> Lowering the AV640 via winch, the wind was pushing the mast
>> over about a foot too far to lign up with the saw horses,
>> so I stepped around to where i could use the side of my leg
>> to push the mast over which I've done many times,
>> unfortunately my hand slipped off the handle and it
>> made a full turn before I could get it out of the way.
>>
>> I don't think it broke anything, but I sure lost a lot
>> of hide off the back of my hand (bout 1.5 sq inches)
>>
>> Plavix and losing skin is a poor combination
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Roger (K8RI)
>>
>> PS: The 4170 sure works great for finding antenna problems.
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