Preparations for the installation of the 14MHz 3-element yagi began at 8:00 a.m. Installation was finished at 11:00 a.m. This 3-ele yagi is 17mH and the beam is pointing northwest for EU
Mast clamps are made by combining steel plates and L-angles purchased at a scrap iron shop. Baran was purchased from Japanese ham store Tama Denki and sent by EMS
I asked Junjun to support me in today's work.
The man on the right is a tree climbing expert. The one in green is our helper, and the ones in brown are Gigi's sister Raisa, 5th grade, and Junjun. Today's work will be done by the five of us and myself.
A pulley is attached at the top 19 meters, and a 40-meter rope is used to pull it up from the ground. "Come on, pull it!" "That one got stuck. Please attend to it as you climb," and raise it while giving instructions.
It has come up a lot. At this point, it is already 10 o'clock. The tropical sunshine is relentless.
The antenna is knocked down horizontally by the joint play of ground and tree-climbing specialists.
Thanks to your help, we have finished installing the 17mH, 14MHz 3-element yagi! We paid 300 pesos (about 600 yen) for the tree climbing expert! By the way, if you climb a tree to harvest coconuts, you will earn 16 pesos per coconut tree, which is a very high income!