K2FX Tower Slideshow
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X marks the spot for the Tower Base
The first scoop of soil
The digging continues
The Big, Bad, Digging Machine
Is he digging to China?
"Hello Down There"... Pretty deep huh?
Boarded and Tarped for Rain Protection
Assembling the Wooden Frame
Wooden Frame, Rebar Cage, and Tower Base ready for Concrete
Here comes the Concrete Mixer
Construction guy Rick, KC2EVC, What a Ham!!
Pouring the foundation
11 Square Yards of Concrete!
The concrete must now set for at least 30 days
The Wood Frame comes off, and we see the Finished Tower Base in it's foundation
Force 12, C39XRN HF Antenna Boom Construction
More Boom Construction
The Tower arrives from California at 6:30AM!
How are we going to get this monster off the truck?
The 900 Pound Tower was set onto a dolly so it could be moved into the driveway. Thank you Mr. Truckdriver, Eric (The Big Guy, N2HSY), and Terry for your assistance
Wow, it's finally here! What a Towering Beauty!
The Following Saturday, the Fall weather gets warm, and the heavy equipment has arrived
There's that Ham Rick again, KC2EVC at the controls of his Boom Lift. What a nice machine!
Guiding the tower from the driveway over to the Base location
Setting the Tower onto the Base
Raising the Tower Vertical Picture #1
Raising the Tower Vertical Picture #2
Raising the Tower Vertical Picture #3
Raising the Tower Vertical Picture #4
Quick, get those bolts in place!
Lets check out the view from the Top Side
Setting the Rotor and Mast in place
A Look at the Monster FORCE 12 from above. Picture courtesy of the XYL, K2SKY
Figuring out how to get this giant antenna onto the Mast
The Boom Lift does all the work, while the little guy in the picture, WB2RGK supervises the operation
K2FX, and KC2EVC gently ease the boom lift to position the Antenna for Mast attachment
Attaching feed lines and truss system
Some Awsome shots of the Boom Lift and Tower #1
Some Awsome shots of the Boom Lift and Tower #2
More Awsome shots of the Boom Lift and Tower
Antenna Heaven! What a great looking installation!
Tower of POWER!!
Installation of Remote Coaxial Switches and Underground Control Cable and Coax
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