Piglets PA7ML help with recovery mast

23 June 2016 is a day that will not easily forget the inhabitants of Breukelen. In the early morning there was a violent thunderstorm with fall wind in the village. The sky was dark and gusty winds with rain and hail caused a lot of damage to property, and nature.
As amateur you also immediately think of the antenna system on your roof.

Michel, PA7ML, was this antenna in autumn 2015 improved storm earlier in the summer that year.
Fortunately there was no personal injury or property damage at Casa PA7ML after the fall wind.
However, the mast brackets that are bent attached to the chimney were making the complete mast came to be a few degrees askew. In the picture you can see the new situation.

On a beautiful Sunday in October Lemmy, PC2LR and Wim, PE1EZU, PA7ML enthusiastically assisted in removing the damaged mast. And including the application of a new mast construction to the chimney. In the new situation is an aluminum pipe with sturdy wall brackets with chemical anchors mounted in the stone. Two platforms with a HAM 4 rotor en de Yaesu GS-065 support bearing forms a solid basis for cranks the antennas in the mast in the future carefree. The mast beams for 23, 13, 70 cm 2 meter confirmed. Supplemented by a (lnb)for horn 3 cm. the aluminum pipe 50 mm diameter and is 5 mm thick and a armhoogte high so Michel can reach the top of the mast upon failure or replacement of an antenna.

During the drying of the chemical anchors have bigmembers in the warm autumn sun can enjoy a lunch meal.
When working on the roof Michel used a safety belt that meet the latest safety because you can not take any more risks when working at this height. In his situation, you are limited by the chimney and between the chimney and the roof ridge. In order to remove the aluminum pipe, and to be placed on the rotor you have to stand on the chimney. It is then screwed to the upper antenna to the pipe.

Team spirit with your friends is the success to operate safely and properly. Michel thanked Lemmy and Wim for the successful recovery action and John, PA7JB, that caused the rotor wiring which is again connected to a small change in the rotor support.