<p dir="ltr">Yea, I would not recommend climbing a fiberglass mast. There are no anchor points needed for tie off. I agree the better solution is to collapse the mast to work on the antennas then work on hoisting them back up. Weight and wind load will be a concern, plus could require guying. A basic j pole for 2m and perhaps a yagi for the hamnet. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Erik Arendall<br>
W4EDA </p>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Aug 22, 2016 12:35 PM, "Kris Kirby" <<a href="mailto:kris@catonic.us">kris@catonic.us</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Mon, 22 Aug 2016, Hunter Fuller wrote:<br>
> Jeff,I don't know anything about these things. How hard is it going to<br>
> be for me to get my radio down from the mast, or change it for another<br>
> one? I'm guessing the answer is "really hard."<br>
<br>
Deadlift everything attached above that point, pull the pin, and<br>
carefully drop the pipe without getting skin between the two pieces of<br>
fiberglass -- all while standing on a ladder.<br>
<br>
Buy some nice gloves, and plan to ruin them, i.e.: $25 and down, unless<br>
you're going to be doing this regularly and/or for a living (or you're<br>
just totally allergic to life-altering injuries).<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.gmesupply.com/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.gmesupply.com/</a><br>
<br>
Elk River is located in Cullman. If you buy through GME Supply, you<br>
avoid paying tax, but the package ships from Cullman.<br>
<br>
I now hate ladders, because there isn't anywhere to clip off to. Give me<br>
a harness and a tower any day over that.<br>
<br>
--<br>
Kris Kirby, KE4AHR<br>
Disinformation Architect, Systems Mangler, & Network Mismanager<br>
<br>
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