I truly appreciate your taking the time to make this video. I'm going to post a link for use as a training aid for my local Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers. I hope that you won't mind my sharing some additional tips to go along with your mast raising technique. Attaching a halyard prior to raising the mast will make the antenna installation easier and faster. Using a guy ring made from cheap plastic cutting board or any piece of >/=1/4 inch thick plastic will permit the halyard to be at least slightly free of the guy lines. Installing 2 halyards is never a bad idea. All halyards should be made up as loops; called endless reeves by sailors; to prevent the rope from running through the pulley and falling back to the ground thus forcing you to lower the mast to reinstall the halyard through it's pulley. Antenna elements can be used as guy lines. This is especially useful for crossed dipoles with a common feed point. You'll have to devise a center insulator attachment which will withstand the tension. Tom Horne W3TDH
Hi Tom, Glad you found it useful. I tried to keep the video simple, so I didn't include the halyard or other additions on the mast to avoid confusion. I discuss those on the website, including photos of supports for dual halyards, etc. I've had many hams try this technique at my Field Antenna Workshops, and even those who weren't very tall or strong could set it up to 28' by themselves, although some might stop at 20' (which is often high enough). I made the video to share the technique with others who aren't local - it really is fairly easy to do. - Dale WB6BYU
an incredibly informative and well explained, and extremely practical video. I've figured out some of these things throughout the years and glad to see that I am not the only one using these techniques. The loading of the mast from the bottom is so practical. Thanks again!
Glad you found it useful. Makes it easy to put up a triband yagi for Field Day. I use the same approach with other types of sectional masts as well (like sectional tent poles)..
I'm ashamed of how I've been doing it all these years. I can't believe I haven't dropped it yet as clumsily as I've been doing it. I wish I saw this when you put it out.
I truly appreciate your taking the time to make this video. I'm going to post a link for use as a training aid for my local Amateur Radio Emergency Service® (ARES®) volunteers.
I hope that you won't mind my sharing some additional tips to go along with your mast raising technique.
Attaching a halyard prior to raising the mast will make the antenna installation easier and faster.
Using a guy ring made from cheap plastic cutting board or any piece of >/=1/4 inch thick plastic will permit the halyard to be at least slightly free of the guy lines.
Installing 2 halyards is never a bad idea.
All halyards should be made up as loops; called endless reeves by sailors; to prevent the rope from running through the pulley and falling back to the ground thus forcing you to lower the mast to reinstall the halyard through it's pulley.
Antenna elements can be used as guy lines. This is especially useful for crossed dipoles with a common feed point. You'll have to devise a center insulator attachment which will withstand the tension.
Tom Horne W3TDH
Hi Tom,
Glad you found it useful. I tried to keep the video simple, so I didn't include the halyard or other additions on the mast to avoid confusion. I discuss those on the website, including photos of supports for dual halyards, etc.
I've had many hams try this technique at my Field Antenna Workshops, and even those who weren't very tall or strong could set it up to 28' by themselves, although some might stop at 20' (which is often high enough). I made the video to share the technique with others who aren't local - it really is fairly easy to do.
- Dale WB6BYU
@@practicalantennas1754 Fantastic video.
an incredibly informative and well explained, and extremely practical video. I've figured out some of these things throughout the years and glad to see that I am not the only one using these techniques. The loading of the mast from the bottom is so practical. Thanks again!
Great video, I have the same sectional mast and wondered how to use it!
Glad you found it useful. Makes it easy to put up a triband yagi for Field Day. I use the same approach with other types of sectional masts as well (like sectional tent poles)..
Great videos very interesting
Great video! Thank you.
Best video out there for this and it looks like you're using military surplus tent poles
Wow! not many people notice that! I am, haha.
I'm ashamed of how I've been doing it all these years. I can't believe I haven't dropped it yet as clumsily as I've been doing it. I wish I saw this when you put it out.