[TAC] Antenna Drill

[Hank Kohl]

Today Kurt, Ian and I put the Spiderbeam up.  We raised it
to about 15 ft on the fiberglass mast - It appeared that any
higher than that and it would break the fiberglass mast.  So
the next time we are going to put it up on the aluminum mast.
That should work much better.

The total time to assemble it and get it in the air took less than
90 min.  Worked EA3JE (or EA2JE - did not write it down) on
20M.  He was 10 to 20 over S9.  When we rotated the beam by
rope, he went to S8 off the side.  Pointed at him, he gave us 5
over S9.

Stan, Greg, Ted - If we can get together, Ian and I will show up
and put it together again.  I think every time it will get easier!

Taking it down took a little under 1 hour.  The day was about 50
degrees, light winds out of the South and we finished about 20
minutes before the rain started.

Kurt's wife, Donna, and my wife, Kathie, went to the local cider
mill (and gift shop) and brought us cider and do-nuts.

73    Hank
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