Very interesting post. I worked for a two-way shop for 27 years. When we
were in search of a local tower guy for subcontracting I found a tree
climber. The tree guy said that he had climbed dozens of 100' trees,
using a chain saw. We tried him out- he was afraid the towers would
collapse and had ZERO mechanical aptitude. Was a bad experience all around.
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73,
-de John NI0K
https://www.qrz.com/db/NI0K
Jim Brown wrote on 8/5/2020 4:01 PM:
On 8/5/2020 1:34 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
One of the local hams here had a big (~100+ ft) tree "topped" and
had a tower section installed as you described, so he could put
up a rotatable Yagi. He would tell us about all the hassles
of training lumberjacks to do installation and maintenance.
I guess a crane couldn't get in to the forest.
Right. That's NI6T, well known DXer and contester. Years ago when I
was considering that idea, he talked me out of it for the reasons
noted. Think of it this way -- if you hire someone to climb a tower,
it's very likely that he knows what to do when he gets up there. Tree
climbers are clueless, and in my experience, not teachable.
73, Jim K9YC
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