Pictures from the 03-15-2002 "HF Antenna mount, build & Install"
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Thanks to Merrell Hedrick KD4WOK and his Son, Mac
Caldwell K8GWU, Gerald Hilton K4YPP, Dennis Shelor N8VH and the
guys from AEP for many more hard working hours on the GARA communications
center!!! And thanks to Linda Caldwell K8POM for the great pictures!
Merrell starts welding together all the steel
All tacked together ready for final welding
Merrell and his son finishes the welding making a solid antenna mount
James Shelor delivers the parts to be installed
Gerald, Mac and Dennis works to assemble the antenna on the ground.
AEP arrives with a BIG boom truck. Projects like this could never
happen without help from people like this!
AEP lifts the 490 pound mount and blocks to the roof like its nothing!
The long climb to the top of the building. The building is so tall
the ladder had to be place in the bed of a dump truck!
The antenna is so tall it can be handed up to the roof!
Gerald and Dennis lifts the antenna onto the roof.
Gerald snugs up the guy wires.
The new GARA HF antenna is installed!!!
Another long days work is done!!!
Thanks to all who helped!!!