After 75 trips around the sun completed last week, I spent this Saturday doing tower work. I suspected a broken center conductor on some 10yo coax. Have not checked it yet, but it sure is stiff, probably broken in the rotor flexing area. Also got 2 old runs of coax off the tower. One was probably 25yo and was not used for many years. Also took down the multi-conductor cable from my original Heathkit weather station and its side arm.
The new RG-214 jumper is in place from the antenna feed point to the LMR-400 and its "N" connector about a foot below the rotor. The LMR-400 runs all the way to the antenna switcher in the shack. This coax was originally for a 2m and a 70cm horizontal loop antenna that really didn't work out, so they were taken down as well.
Now onto DX chasing again. I don't need the current DXPeditions as I have them from many years ago, but I could use a few Challenge points to stay ahead of John. So I'll do some serious looking starting tomorrow. Great rain this evening, another half inch or so.
The lift was a 45 footer. Mosley is about 35' up. Got the tower pretty much cleaned up during a morning lift of 1hr 30m and after lunch for about another hour. Could not get to the 6m match or the base of the V/U Diamond on the top as there was just too much metal in the way.
Here are a couple of pictures of the events. BTW, the lift cost me $350 from 2pm on Friday to 8am on Monday. Neighbor paid half as he used it after I was done to do some tree trimming of both dead and very low hanging branches.
73's
George - WB5JJJ
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