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Bigbob
| | Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 5:24 pm: | 
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I can't put up my white lightning by myself and I can find no help(free that is) been trying with my pdl-2 and 430 watts it has a broad pattern was getting southwest skip today between 3&4 eastern daylight time but no one could hear me or else no one wanted to return my call |
Taz
| | Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 10:59 pm: |
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Bigbob.
Its not too bad putting it up yourself.
The best way is either putting it on your shoulder and taking it up step by step, or tying a rope to it on the ground, climb up and pull it up by the rope.
Ive done both.
Pretty jerry rigged ways, but they work. |
mikefromms
| | Posted on Sunday, August 10, 2003 - 11:04 pm: |
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Some days the skip is just like this. It's like fishing, some times you catch them, some times you don't. With that much power and a PDL II you've got the tools. Hang in there.
mikefromms |
Bigbob
| | Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 6:46 am: |
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I did and I caught one,Whiskyrunner,but as you say skip was unpredictable,fading all the time.Bigbob |
Taz
| | Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 9:42 am: |
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I wish I had a pdl 2. |
Bigbob
| | Posted on Monday, August 11, 2003 - 6:41 pm: |
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Taz,I have a guyed tip-up 40' mast with 3 polyester ropes.I got the makens to put up new mast with stouter bottom section,all but the concrete and a 1/2"chuck drill.Gonna use treated 4x4s for the anchor mounted in concrete,should work. |
Bullet
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 3:26 am: |
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bigbob,
you putting that 4elem quad on that? |
Bullet
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 3:31 am: |
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when i put up anything 4 elements and under i just carry them up i cradle the boom in both arms as i climb the tower. i did this at first, then i got smarter and made a hook i mount to the boom and lift it up and slip the hook on the next step up above me and do this till i get to the top. |
Taz
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 9:26 am: |
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I caried an m106 uo on my shoulder. hehehe
I almost lost it at one point.
We even had the swrs set too. |
Allagator
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 4:41 pm: |
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HE HE i just use a boom truck !!!!!
Allagator |
Gage
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 9:44 pm: |
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Bigbob I highly recommend getting a boom truck.I've had my smoking gunnll down five times.Three of the times i had help taking the antenna down.One time i did it myself would never do that again,not that it was heavy but clumsy.The guy thats going to trim my trees came over and did it.Cost $50 dollars money well spent.I did get the smoking gunll finaly working great.Hope that helps Gage |
Bigbob
| | Posted on Tuesday, August 12, 2003 - 10:35 pm: |
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I got little money,tower-75$ a section and still need guys,free stander-rohn 54'=600$ and 4 1/2x4 1/2x 3 1/2 block of concrete 8000 pounds,ugh. |
Bullet
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 1:31 am: |
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heck you could most likely buy a hole tower for 75 bucks,
go to the houses were people got cable tv and old tv towers still up alot of them will let you have them just to get rid of them. ive got some that way. |
Allagator
| | Posted on Wednesday, August 13, 2003 - 1:37 am: |
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Bigbob if i lived very close to you i would come join your 2 man crue !! but why not a pully and a rope for each side and one you use to pull it up to ya !!!!!! |
Taz
| | Posted on Friday, August 15, 2003 - 4:45 pm: |
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Used towers are the only way to go. New ones cost too much.
I bought my 40ft for 80 bucks. |
