Aluma T-75XHD tower install:
The tower finally came in, and I didn’t waste any time before starting to dig.
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The 6″ hole was dug using a 1 ft bit with two extensions. It got heavy after a while, so used the tractor to lift it up after the bit filled up.
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Nice and smooth all the way down.
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Again, used the tractor to lift the massive MP2 pole into the hole, and proceeded to level it up.
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Nice and level.
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A couple of weeks later, and the pole is set completely back-filled and hard-packed all the way up to the surface.Tower carefully strapped underneath the bucket using plenty of wood for support. Yaesu 1000 DXA rotator and mast already installed.
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Beautiful…
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Cabinet in place, containing coax poly-phasers, roter control arrestor, and other equipment.
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Fully extended to 70 ft.
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This was an easy two person job, with the help from my lovely wife. She was doing the supervising. This install was a long time coming. Now for the next stop, getting the Optibeam OB 12-4 yagi installed on top, using a crane. More to come.
9/16/2022: Finally got the crane in to lift the Optibeam up in the air, and bolted onto the nested tower. What a beautiful sight.
Yours truly bolting the antenna to the mast plate.
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Now on to digging a trench for pvc, and pull cables.
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Business end
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Trenched in a few minutes, about a foot deep.
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Started working in the tower cabinet. Connected up the Poly Phasers and the rotor control lightning arrester. Plenty of space in there to add a 4-position coax switch a little later. I added a 120 V feed into the cabinet to enable the use of a 120 V electric winch. Cranking this thing up using a manual worm gear winch that was supplied by Aluma, gets old pretty fast.
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Almost done. Need a RatPak antenna switch in there.
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All Done….
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