After
a long awaited rush of energy and the real need to dig the holes for
the two antenna masts I want to erect before the ground gets too hard,
or else another year will go by befor I will get the chance again!
Well I did it! Finially with just a spade, posthole borer and a cart to carry
the sand away I succeeded in completing the second hole in just a week,
all of 2.5 m3. This will hold my stand-alone 13m high tilt over
telescopic mast and the other my guyed tower 9m high for the 6m band
with a 1.8m3 foundation.
Hoora!!!, Both towers have been erected and are ready for their
antennas. In addition to these two towers I have moved the aliminuim
tower to the middle of the shipping container so I can use the
container for two of the stay wires. This tower is for the 4x7 element
2meter array which will be up soon.
Well finally installed
the HF antenna and 4 x 2m LFA's as well although both antenna
installations need some adjusting of the antenna feeder tails so they
are free when rotating.
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6'Meter Yagi Tower Project
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1) Here is a shot of hole (one) from close. That is solid clay down there and impossible to dig when the clay is dry
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2) Another shot of the same hole with my custom center to mark of where the antenna stay's will be dug.
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3) This is one of the sections for the tower for the 6m antenna.Setting
out the stay positions and marking the holes for digging.
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4) Trench to tower from house.
 
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5) Bottom Rebar section
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6) Base Rebar section
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7) Stay end piece made from two half circles of scrap
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8) Stay connections to tower
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9) Stay base rebar
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10) Stay hole
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11)Stay installation in progress
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12) Tower erected but still have some adjustments to do
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Tower mounting Hardware HT Nuts/Rods and M24 Galv for the little tilt-over self-standing
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1) HT Nuts/Rods
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2) Nuts/washers
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HF Yagi Tower Project
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1) Hole Completed
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2) The mole!
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