This is a picture
of the concrete just beginning to be poured into the hole to cement
the base into position. The custom fabricated base is visible
in the hole.
Here is a picture
of the concrete base, all poured and dry.
This picture
shows the tower sitting on the forks of a rented 4wd forklift,
with two of the three legs pivoting in the base.
This picture
shows the other angle, getting ready to lift with the forklift,
then pull with my truck (in backyard).
This
shows the tower nearly vertical. George, N3GH is in the shot.
We balanced tower between the strap to the forklift and the 1/2"
cable to my truck.
Here's the tower,
now vertical, ready to be bolted in place.
With the tower
vertical, its time to line up the bolts, and tighten it down.
Here's a picture of W2AEW (left) and N3GH (right) bolting it down
[the blind leading the blind?!?]
Here's Alan's
(W2AEW) reaction after the stressful process of raising and bolting
up the tower.
Here's
George's first climb, to remove the lifting strap and cable.
These shots show George (N3GH) and Brad
(KC2EBJ) on the tower, making the final adjustments to the rotor.
Here's N3GH's
reaction after the tower is brought to its full height for the
first time.
These shots
show the lifting system (handcrank replaced by electric drive),
and the control boxes that house the relays for the lifting motor,
the control wiring for the rotor, and the control wiring for the
remote coax switch.
Here
are a couple of shots of the fully extended tower. The first is
taken from the far side of the back field, the second is just
at the base of the tower, and the third is looking directly up
the center of the tower.For those with the bandwidth (or the time), here are some larger pictures of the fully extended tower from various angles. Of course, these pictures are all before the monster 6-element KLM tri-bander.... (see below)
