K7KTR/R /Link /Echolink & Remote Base
Plains Montana Amateur Radio Repeater
Photos submitted by
Bryan Spellman
| Starting out on the Tower work for the new Antenna.
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Corey climbing the tower to see where he will start
dropping tools on Ham's below.
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Eyeing out where to put the Base Mounts.
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Corey climbing higher to get better view of where to
drop his tools.
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| Mounting the first stand-off base.
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Having to redo the mount as the tower ladder was in
the way.
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Finally, Got one installed. 2 More to go. Corey only
dropped 2 washers and 3 nuts.
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Corey was playing with a new hybrid Level. Dropped it
too.
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| Corey again counting how many part's he has left from
first stand-off mount.
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Adding clamps for new Base stand-off. Corey was
enjoying the view also.
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Both getting tired, I was taking more Morphine
tablets to keep going.
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| An Official Wave.
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Try it again but without the Hood on.
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Corey installing the Antenna Mounts to the
stand-offs, and feeding the rope for raising the antenna,
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Actual antenna sliding up through the mounts incase
the wind picks up.
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| Me, Keith asking that no body Drop this Antenna.
Reminding everyone how much it cost.
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Clutching the antenna while Corey bolts the base
mounts in place.
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Just about done, Need to push the antenna out away
from the tower. We have a weather surprise coming. out |
Corey doing final torque on the bolts.
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| Moving up the tower to install the top sway mount.
Corey getting ready to drop another tool.
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Removing the rope on the pulley system.
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Top Mount is installed. Still need to push out the
antenna. Weather surprise is coming.
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Getting colder. Wind from the East and we are tired
of waiting on Mary Poppin's to show up.
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| Getting cold and Snowy.
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Bruce, KE7NTA helping run the Hard-line Coax.
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More Snow, Pipes freezing to the Tower.
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Corey, Frozen. The Official HAM on a ROPE! |
