Tower #2 is slowly becoming a proper little engineering project now. In this video I’m upgrading the guy spreaders to stainless triangular plates, replacing temporary hardware, sorting the orphan guy stakes, and generally trying to make the mast stronger, cleaner and easier to maintain before the 15m Yagi goes on top.
There’s also a bit of discussion about guy tension, shackles, turnbuckles and why getting the foundations right matters before adding antennas and weight. And yes… after nearly losing the tower recently, I’m double-checking everything now 😅
Next episode: the 15m 3-element Yagi build and why I managed to get a near-50Ω direct feed without a gamma match.
Enjoy the video and enjoy your radio!