W4DMH Field Day Installation
The Tilt-N-Raise mount proved to be rock solid stable and very easy to use for a one man operation.
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Making all the necessary attachements to the top of our mast.
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Next up a view of the guy ropes being set up on the mast.
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Next up is the raising of the antenna mast. A bunch of the teenagers gathered around and gave us a hand holding the ropes.
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Tying it all down.
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Now folks are starting to gather and ask questions about what we are setting up.
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This is a view of the mast up with the Centerfire 3 element Yagi in the air and ready to go. Below that you can see the 80 meter dipole being raised up in place also.
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This is a view of the first station being completed and ready for testing.
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W4DMH at the controls.
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We have just set the grill up on the tailgate to feed everyone.
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One final view of the HF wires up on the mast before tearing down Sunday afternoon.
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This is shown with the aluminum mast pole sections all put together with a 10 foot antenna pipe out of the top and the Centerfire 3 element Yagi beam on top. I had no problem setting this up by myself.
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Tilt-N-Raise® Installation by N3DCJ
Mast and antenna laid out in preparation for installation onto the Tilt-N-Raise antenna mount.
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N3DCJ holds the Tilt-N-raise portable antenna mount prior to installation.
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Lining the Tilt-N-Raise up with the receiver hitch on the rear of our Chevy Blazer.
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Lining up the holes for the pin on the receiver hitch and the Tilt-N-Raise antenna mount.
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Pushing the pin through both the Tilt-N-Raise and the receiver hitch.
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Completing the installation of the locking pin in the receiver hitch and the Tilt-N-Raise antenna mount.
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Removing the stainless steel wing nuts from the vertical support tube clamp (which is also stainless steel).
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Pulling the vertical support tube clamp free from the tube.
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The vertical support tube tilted over to the ground, notice the 4 stainless wing nuts for radials (if used).
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Lining the support mast up with the insulator in the vertical support tube.
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Bottoming the support mast into the vertical support tube until it contacts the 1/2 inch grade 8 pivot bolt.
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The support mast on its side awaiting the installation of the antenna.
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Lining the base of the antenna up with the top of the support mast.
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Bottoming the antenna into the top of the support mast.
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Walking the support mast and antenna assembly into position.
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Re-installing the vertical support tube clamp into place.
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Affixing the stainless steel wing nuts onto the vertical support tube clamp.
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The completed installation of the support mast and portable antenna onto the Tilt-N-Raise Antenna Mount.
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The OARC HamCation 2010
Commercial building # 3 where we displayed the Tilt-N-Raise(tm) portable antenna mount for the first time.
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Our display area with the laptop running the PowerPoint presentation.
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Here is the OARC HamCation prizeboard showing where they awarded the doorprize to KI4CF
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OARC HamCation® 2010

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