I suspect that the UHF TV antenna weighs in at 1000 pounds plus. From the picture, it appears that this antenna has a flange midway up the array where the array can be separated into two pieces.
Possibly you could remove the UHF array in two pieces and better mount you ham antenna. I do not think that the average gin pole would do to remove the array. I have to agree with the others, the noise is probably coming from the amateur grade antenna placed into repeater service. The folded dipole antenna are much better in that they survive lightning and rarely go bad. Because they are grounded, they are much quieter and the equipment attached to them is much safer. 73 Glenn WB4UIV At 10:58 PM 09/12/04, you wrote: >We are getting some strange receiver noises (intermittent >pops/cracks/static) as well as sudden losses of sensitivity on our 2 >meter machine. This is what the top of our tower looks like: > >http://www.qsl.net/ke4mob/antenna1.jpg > >http://www.qsl.net/ke4mob/antenna2.jpg > >The thin white vertical is our Hustler G7. The other antenna is what >I'm asking about. I know it's probably a late 70's era UHF TV >broadcast antenna...our site was used by the county gov't for a TV >translator site before it was abandoned. It needs to come off, but >how much does this thing weigh? I don't want to tie a ginpole to it, >loosen all eight bolts and find out it weighs 300 >pounds....especially if gravity suddenly takes over!!! > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Repeater-Builder/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
