[OKDXA] Revoltin' development...

[K5TT]

I have used MRC at least 10 times myself.  There has to be some one in the STW area.  MRC is called a lifting company meaning they lift air conditions and such to rooftops.  Their cranes are on flatbed trucks that can drive into my back yard.  They have a cage that attaches to the crane that can lift two people and antennas.

Jim

----- Original Message ----
From: Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
To: k5kc at suddenlink.net; Discussion of OKDXA <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:10:24 PM
Subject: RE: [OKDXA] Revoltin' development...


Yikes, Ken!

What kind of rotor is it? I've used MRC Crane to get to my antennas 
without removing them. I'm not sure where you are. but MRC costs 
about $100/hr plus transit time. I also don't know what your 
instllation is like, but I've replaced my rotor with antennas in 
place on dead-calm days using some straps to secure the bottom of the 
mast. This can only work on dead-calm days, but it kept me from 
removing all the antennas. I have 8 ft of mast extending from the top 
of the tower. A KLM KT34A, *not* the XA, at the top of the mast, a 
WARC dipole  and a 2m corner reflector near the middle and a 40 m 2el 
near the bottom.

If you need more details, I can provide them. It may not work for you 
but it saved me days  of grief a couple of times.

Kim, N5OP

At 07:24 AM 1/23/2007, you wrote:
>Kim,
>
>Be thankful!  My rotor froze up and all checks on it indicate a mechanical
>problem in the rotor.  My tower is a crank-up.  To safely replace the rotor,
>I must remove all antennas, lay the tower over, fix or replace the rotor,
>and then go back with everything.  That is about 5 days of work plus time to
>get the parts.
>
>Needless to say, I'll be missing a bunch of DX for quite a while.
>
>By comparison, you should feel much better now!
>
>73 Ken K5KC
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>On Behalf Of Kim Elmore
>Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 9:33 PM
>To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [OKDXA] Revoltin' development...
>
>Well, dang it!  My rotator done froze up. Must've been some sleet
>built up around it. I finally got it rocked loose, but it cost me a
>good hour an a half of checking and fiddling to make sure everything
>was OK. At least nothing is broken...
>
>Kim, N5OP
>
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