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GM3WOJZL1CTLatticetowerinformation

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August2008Installationof2xBP80Versatowersatthe
GM0NAI/GM7Rconteststation,locatedontheBlackIsle
(IO77uo)
22ndAugust2008preparingthebolttemplatesandshuttering

carefullymeasuredshutteringandbolt
templateallstronglyscrewedtogether

closeupofboltmountingnotethenut
andwasherbelow,toensureboltsareheldvertically

smallwoodenpackingpiecesensure
correctheightofboltendsabovesurfaceofconcrete

JimGM0NAIcheckingthepositionof
thetowerearthstrap

oneoftheVersatowerguystakes

Jimhammeringoneoftheguystakesin

oopshowtocorrectawronglyaligned
towerhole!

25thAugust2008pouringtheconcreteforthe2bases+6guy
stakes(8cubicmetresofconcrete=19.2tonnestotal)

AndyGM0UDL(redoveralls)

supervisingthepouringoftheconcreteintothedumptruck

Jimusingthevibratingpokertolevelthe
concrete

AndyGM0UDLandJim
GM0NAI/GM7Rjobfinished!

oneofthe6guystakesafterconcreting

oneofthe2towerbasesafterconcreting

28thSeptember2008installingthetowerbasesandfirst
sections

Martin2M0ALSarrivingwiththe
GM7Rtowersonhistrailer2xBP80,1xBP60,3x36'minitowers,17x12'fixedtower
sections(=204'total)

LtoRJim,Sahara(Pippa'snephew
visitingfromSAfrica),Martin

thetowerbaseplateandpostafter
loweringontothebolts(Jimtidyingupthegrouting)

preparingthesecondtowersecuringthe
luffingwireandremovingtheoldwiresfromthesections

somethingverticalatlast!Tower#1

Tower#2

5thOctober2008wiringupthetowersections

K2550winchdrumwithuprated8mm
diameterluffingwire

theuprated8mmluffingwirerunseasily
throughallthepulleys

Jimraisingtower#1tofullheightfor
thefirsttime.EarlywintersnowonBenWyvisinthedistance

tower#2atfullheightforthefirsttime

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