That’s where I am at the moment…I have it sitting on saw horses with one end
tied to a tree via a bolt thru the boom…nada so far…
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> On Mar 23, 2025, at 6:56 PM, charlie carroll <k1xx@k1xx.com> wrote:
>
> Bill:
> I had an almost identical problem many years ago. A sturdy tree, strap, and
> come along did it for me. No heat, no pounding, just plain old pull.
>
> 73 charlie, k1xx
>
>> On 3/23/2025 7:51 PM, Bill Eisinger wrote:
>> Hello- I'm trying to pull apart two sections of an antenna 3" aluminum
>> boom...each section is 18' long so the total length is 36' which makes it a
>> bit unwieldly obviously. The antenna was in the air for 25+ years and the
>> boom pieces have managed to weld themselves together.
>>
>> Anybody have any ideas how to separate them?...I've tried heat, banging on
>> it, etc, etc...because of the size there's no easy way to clamp one end that
>> I can figure out. I've seen tools for separating muffler pipes but nothing
>> for 3".
>>
>> Any suggestions appreciated.
>>
>> 73's
>> Bill, AA7X
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