New Tower
Rohn 55 tower goes up, June 2004
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10 foot section of Rohn 55, with about 6 feet of it stuck in the cement. The base looks BIG but really it's not big all the way
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The remaining 9 sections of Rohn 55, waiting to be installed. Tower came used from Bill K4XS.
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One of the three elevated guy posts, just after cement was poured.
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Another elevated guy post, with valley view to the NNW
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Third guy post, with our new house in the background.
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The two white circles are 4 inch PVC caps, covering 4 inch PVC pipes that will be the cable entry path into the shack.
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Picture of the front of our new house. The shack is in the basement, which is visible on the lower left corner of this picture,
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Big circle is the Polygon Guy Rod as it was shipped to me. The smaller circles are 7/8" Heliax
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Polygon Fiberglass Guy Rod, still coiled up from shipping, ready to be rolled out and cut.
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L-R: K0MN, W0AIH, N9OY and KB9YXV help roll out the Polygon Fiberglass Guy Rod.
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W0AIH's truck with his 220v winch attached to his hitch receiver. Used this to pull up the tower sections.
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L-R: KD9EC, K0MN, W9JA and N9ISN assisting with tower install.
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W0AIH (left) takes a much needed food and beverage break during the tower install.
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First set of guys are being installed.
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W0AIH on the tower, getting ready to raise the gin pole.