Concrete poured for base of tower #2 today. It has been raining so much this summer in eastern Pennsylvania it was difficult to schedule the contractor.
Also, not much top soil here. Go down about 3 feet and hit the rock ledge. Contractor has to drill into the mountain and cement in the rebar cage in the rock. Same goes for the guy anchors. Quit a chore and not cheap.
Tower is 60 feet of Rohn 25g with a tilt over base
Antenna is a DX Engineering Skyhawk (3 el on 20, 3 el on 15, and 4 el on 10). The elements are assembled. Just have to mount them to the boom.
Rotator is mounted in the tower (Yaesu G-2800DXA) and tower is assembled.
Now need a few days of good weather when my helpers are off work to get it up in the air.
Hope to have it up in time for CQ WW SSB contest at the end of October
Also, not much top soil here. Go down about 3 feet and hit the rock ledge. Contractor has to drill into the mountain and cement in the rebar cage in the rock. Same goes for the guy anchors. Quit a chore and not cheap.
Tower is 60 feet of Rohn 25g with a tilt over base
Antenna is a DX Engineering Skyhawk (3 el on 20, 3 el on 15, and 4 el on 10). The elements are assembled. Just have to mount them to the boom.
Rotator is mounted in the tower (Yaesu G-2800DXA) and tower is assembled.
Now need a few days of good weather when my helpers are off work to get it up in the air.
Hope to have it up in time for CQ WW SSB contest at the end of October
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