[PPRAANet] Towers Takedown Work Party

[Phillip H. Blanton]

all,

I am available for a work-crew on any date. I have experience erecting  
towers, but have no tools or equipment. I used to install satellite  
and television head-end systems and was an ET in the Navy. I have done  
it all, but that was thirty pounds and twenty years ago. I can climb a  
tower and perform with aplomb, but I prefer not to. I have a slight  
fear of heights, but if I have a good, strong harness and a solid  
tower, I can do what it takes to get an antenna up or down.

Additionally, I grew up in southern New-Mexico in a rural area, where  
we had to erect a huge tower in order to get television. I had to  
climb the antenna tower on a number of occasions in order to keep our  
reception going. My father and brother were both too scared of heights  
to climb the tower and I was less scared than they were, so I enjoyed  
the experience of climbing a 250 foot tower and working on our antenna  
from time to time.

--

Conversely, I am in the process of purchasing some land in Black  
Forest and will be in the market for a new tower. hopefully, by mid  
November. I have an ICom IC7000, a couple of dual-banders, a wide-band  
receiver and a new trunking scanner that I want antennas for. I am  
desperately in need of an antenna elmer. in order to design my  
implementation. Anyone with antenna experience would be much  
appreciated.

--
Phillip

On Sep 20, 2009, at 2:14 PM, D Nielsen wrote:

> The PPRAA is organizing a work party to take down two towers.  The  
> primary
> date is Saturday 3 October with Sunday 4 October as an alternate date
> depending upon work crew availability and weather.
>
> The towers are in the same area of town (east of Memorial Park).
>
> Please email Rob Roller (n7lv at amsat.org) and/or myself (n7lem at n7lem.net 
> )
> if you are available to help out.  Also let us know if you have  
> experience
> with erecting or dismantling towers, have tools, a gin pole, or  
> climbing
> belts/harnesses.
>
> The 3rd is also the Ham Breakfast so initial meeting would be at the
> County Buffet at 0800 for breakfast and then proceed to the first  
> tower
> about 0900. If there are enough volunteers (and experience) we may  
> form
> two work parties, one for each tower. If you can't make the breakfast
> we'll let you know the address to meet us at after about 0930.
>
> 73
> Doug
> -- 
> Douglas Nielsen
> n7lem at n7lem.net
> n7lem at usa.net
>
>
>
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