[Lowfer] trouble

[Ed Phillips]

Bill Ashlock wrote:
> 
> >Sorry to hear, Eric.
> >Is it that the masts are too wormlike on erection?
> 
> A familiar problem, indeed, for many of us oldies!  :)
> 
> How about some more details, Eric? (and I promise I won't make sport of them
> <G>)
> 
> Bill

	I think I've mentioned this before but several years ago about half of
a dozen went to Randy Sedan's (ELU, WD6ELU) house to help him erect a
helical lower antenna.  It was wound on ~2" PVC pipe and it was so
wormlike that at one point we had both ends vertical, but both still on
the ground.  After a couple hours of merriment and laughing fits we
finally got it up with the aid of a couple of us on his roof, but it was
a difficult operation and one I'd never get involved with voluntarily in
the future.  Push-up TV mast fine, tilted up PVC no!

Ed

P.S. The antenna was a loser, no where near as good as his somewhat
shorter base-loaded mast.