Spring / Summer backyard tower project

[Rob_Walker]

Things are moving slow.  I'm still waiting for my vertical from Hy-Gain who seem to be having the same productions issues everyone else does these days.  I'm amazed at all the small things that have to be done in preparation.  I've got my grounding and bonding done.  I had to bring Ethernet up the side of my house and into the shack.  I'm sure the entire second floor of my house is on one 120vac circuit so I brought up and new 20 amp branch up from the outside.  If we sell the house, I hope there's an abundance of red brick so I can patch up the wall!

I knocked off a bit of time last week putting together a choke to mount on my mast under my vertical.  I needed a bracket to hold my block and tackle pulleys and my dual band 2 metre antenna.  I couldn't find anything that would work to my liking so I when to Canadian Tire, bought a wire-feed welder and made my own!

Any suggestions along the way are welcome :-)

Below are a few progress pictures: