G4CCH 5.4 Metre Dish Project 1999/2000

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The dish goes up for the first time

09 January 2000

At Last !!!!

The mast was tilted into the vertical position and the azimuth and elevation drives tested.

The next stage is to add bracing between the rib sections and then  add  16 "minor ribs" to provide additional support for the mesh reflector.

 

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