Earlier on in the summer the tower plans started with selecting the site. I chose "up" behind the house because this would give an extra 8 to 10ft and would help get the antenna above the surrounding tree line.
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| 4ft done, one more to go. |
The hole digging went OK for the most part. It just took time and patience.
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| 200lb Rock |
The one "event" of note was the removal of what must have been a 200lb stone that some glacier must have left behind.
The concrete was supplied by the folks at
Cruickshank out of Kemptville.
I used a plumb, twine and a sledge to help the tower true while the pour happened.
The tower went up in sections 6 8ft sections to a height of 48ft.
After operating the
Seppir on the garage roof for a few weeks, to make sure it was all in working order it came time to hoist it up the tower. The antenna weighs about 60lbs and is 39ft tip to tip on a 16ft boom.
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| Raising the antenna |
Getting the steppir on the mast was most difficult because the mast clamp is between the elements of the 40m loop element and there is a lot going on in a small space.
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| All strapped in |
Here is a good shot of the entire setup.
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| On Top |
There is no way I could have gotten this done without the help of my son Hudson.
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| Ariel and Hudson |
73 for now
Adrien
