The unloading crew prior to the
trucking company delivering the tower sections. That's me on the left with Joe,
N8MUM and Dan, W8DBR, with Lou, WA8PHD on the right. Ed, N8HJY is not shown.
All of the sections stacked in the
backyard ready to be installed.
Starting to dig the hole for the
foundation.
Looking down into the hole.
The base with the first section
installed prior to pouring the concrete.
This little jewel holds about a
half a yard of concrete. It took 16 of them to fill the hole!
Just a couple of feet to go!
Preparing to pour a four-inch pad
over the base to make an 11 X 16 patio. This made my wife Charmaine very happy!
The plastic sheeting is to help prevent the patio slab from adhering to the 6 X
6 X 6 chunk that is the tower foundation. Here in Ohio we can have the frost
line as deep as three feet. The tower base will not move but the four-inch
thick patio slab will want to rise and fall with the freezing and thawing of
the ground.
Pouring the patio.
The finished slab with my palm
print.
Dave, AL7OP helping to lay the
sections out in the back yard prior to assembly.
That's me attaching a side arm for
mounting of a couple of the antennas.
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Waiting for Don, K8OMO to arrive
with his crane.
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Don, K8OMO has arrived!
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Joe, N8MUM takes a break.
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Looking down from the 50-foot
level at the D-4 dipole for 40 through 10 meters.
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That's me climbing up to remove
the chain from Don's crane.
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Gary was an excellent supervisor
of the crew. He made certain no one was injured!
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Looking up 80 feet.
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That's 300 lbs. of Terry, KB8AMZ
on his way up for a view!
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Installing some of the antennas.
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The birds have found a new perch!
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The wires visible in this photo
are part of the 160-meter antenna and are not used for guying.
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Ed, N8HJY and Terry, KB8AMZ taking
a break in the house.