UTARC 2001 Satellite Station Mast

Fall, 2001, the club purchased a mast to use for a new satellite station. The mast, as purchased and delivered, was 21' long. The length needed for the satellite antennas was only 15'. We decided to cut it to length on the ground after discovering that 21' was too long to work up the stairs. In addition to these photos, view the movie. All of these photos were taken by Johanna Preston W5JLP.

	Chris Wilkinson N8DVM adjusts the reciprocating saw while Ken Harker WM5R holds the mast in place.
	About to saw.
	I hope we measured correctly.
	Chris, keeping his eye on his work.
	Cutting the mast took about 90 seconds.
	Chris and Ken work the 15' mast up the east staircase.
	Chris, making sure the mast doesn't hit the wall.
	Ken, working the mast around a corner.
	Carrying the mast across the roof of the building.
	Since the cut end of the mast wasn't weather-proofed, we needed to store it inside until we were ready to install it.
	This took some creativity to make it fit inside.
	The mast fits, but just barely.