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The project has now been completed. It was a lot of work and planning and materials gathering, but the end result is really nice. A compromise compared with what I had at one time in the distant past, but the performance is far better than I expected. The Hazer runs up and down the tower very nicely. The convenience of having the antenna 6 feet off the ground for maintenance is awesome. All in all, I'm completely satisfied with what I have. I just need to get 80 & 160 meters going with decent antennas. |
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September 26th 2016 Guy points are done and I Dug the Hole |
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September 27th 2016 The concrete fairy came and left me this! |
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October 3rd, 2016 Got a lot of work done. The antenna is assembled. 3 sections have been added to the tower. And the Hazer is assembled and wrapped around the tower. I just need to add 3 more tower sections, put the guy wires in place, and mount the rotor, mast, and antenna to the Hazer. It looks like its very possible that I will be on the air by this weekend!!!! |
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October 13th, 2016 TOWER IS COMPLETE!!! Finally, after a lot of issues, we have finished the tower. What a project this has turned out to be. We had a lot of trouble with sections not mating up. That comes from using used tower. But it is done! The antenna did not get mounted because of a screw-up on my part and darkness. Maybe tonight. All that is left is mounting the antenna and attaching the Hazer cable to the winch. The guy you see in first 2 pics is Ron, N4KE. Great friend and helper. |
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October 15th, 2016 IT'S DONE!!! COMPLETE!!! FINISHED!!! This was quite a project. Now I am a happy camper. It plays as good as it looks. TA-53-M w/40 mtr add-on kit. It's up 55 feet. The Hazer works like a champ! Many thanks to Ron, N4KE, for all of his help. QRZ boys. |
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