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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