zeno wrote:
How the heck did those TV crews of yesteryear erect 40+ foot
telescoping antenna masts sitting atop pointed roofs?
(snip)

BTW, I am not trying to do this atop such a pointed roof, and
it still is quite challenging. One is almost up leaning on
on end of a barn, another will be free standing out in the
field, another will be tied onto a 20 foot "telephone pole"
set in another part of the field (hoping to get an additional
24' or so. Plus two more I won's even go into..
(snip)

Bill K6TAJ


I'm planning a couple 50' telescoping masts with pulleys at the top to
hold up a long, center fed Zepp. I plan to erect some scaffolding
around the masts so the deck is at 8-9 feet, then pull up each section
while using temporary guys until it's all the way up, set the guys, take
down the scaffolding, hoist up the Zepp and have a beer.

I haven't done it yet but it would seem that it would be easier standing
on a deck, not balancing on the top of a ladder while lifting so much
weight. Scaffolding gives you a bigger place to stand, big enough you
can add a second person and make it that much easier. It also serves to
help hold the mast vertical if you tie the bottom section to the scaff.

I could see setting scaffolding over the peak of a roof to set up a mast
there.

-Galen, W8LNA