EI7M New Rotating Tower

This in the new rotating Tower at East Cork Amateur Radio Group EI7M, there are three multi element Optibeams, six element 6 meter beam, and two element 40 meter beam, The tower and rotating rings, were made byJohn EI8IR and his brother Jamie over the summer months, it is tubular section, and hot dipped galvenised after fabrication, the rotator is a conveyor gearbox, with chain and sprocket drive, the stays are Phillystran nd are commercially certified, the cables are run underground to shack. Hope to hear ye all at the end of the month

[@dougtaylor7724]

Jim, the man with the big big gun station. Nice!!! And the total cost of the project, including site prep, tower, crane, rigging and other necessary equipment and coaxes just $1500. That figure comes from asking the spouse. Just so everyone is on the same page....

[@acestudioscouk-Ace-G0ACE]

Now that really is a tower! Nice one.

[@daveduffy2292]

Great job old mate. Look forward to hearing you in Sydney

[@donalfinn4205]

Great effort. Fine set up. Congratulations to all concerned.

[@Jon_Pearl]

That was great. All the preparation, testing the antennas before hand, appears to have paid off. The installation of the tower and then the antennas looked like they all went together very smoothly without an major problems. 73, Jon Pearl - W4ABC

[@briantansey10]

john well done keep EI7M on the air.Fine video work from EI8GS Jim to all the team as was said a good days work was had

[@walerygolowenko5106]

Excellent video !!! TNX for QSO and 73!!! de RO7N

[@toolstimber5953]

What a set up! 👍🏽

[@111111111Tiger]

Impressive ! Job well done !

[@user-uw1wq9rj8g]

Wow, that tower is really impressive

[@marcelbenhur6230]

👍👌. Très belle action Superbe installation.

[@johnstoffel5885]

A work of art.

[@TheHamshack]

What an awesome antenna system... weldone

[@peterramsey7337]

Brilliant well done guys you must be proud of yourselves from Peter 2E0XPR

[@larryg6507]

Nice clean job!

[@moonshiner91353]

great job great video thanks

[@Conrod47]

Nice to know you are watching us from down under, hope to hear you the end of the month

[@buddy087]

Good work boys..

[@garrykennedy]

What a set-up! Congratulations de ZP5BVK

[@oscarreynolds379]

That’s one hell of a job lads all credit to you. Absolutely fantastic. I can hear Thos getting sick from here…lol Regards EI7IW

[@whiskey5jda]

Oh the places I could be heard with those antennas. Nice setup de ND5FW

[@exterC0ffx]

Nice work and rotates beautifully. Nice track to compliment being a musician i note these things enjoyed the music just as much see you on the bands!

[@terryeharris]

David Daniel -- The Desert Road Tonight (per Shazam)

[@charlie.carolan]

Excellent video well done lads 73 Charlie EI8JB

[@gm4aff]

Excellent tower and system! Hope it makes a big difference. 73. GM4AFF.

[@lynbattle]

Terrific team effort putting that together and getting it into the air - hope to work you guys some day. VK4EI

[@user-ow4yn1mr9n]

Verry nice! Big gun. 73 from LZ3YG

[@kristersmisa1750]

Thank you very much for this video. I first time seen have to mede the rotating tower. very nice setup. No I now why ar you so strong on the air. :) OK 73 GL SEE YOU ON CONTEST. (YL1XN, Chris 14yrs.)

[@russellhueners8499]

Beautiful dog

[@jacekkubiak3551]

Whats a great job ! SP5DRH Jacek

[@w0mm]

Great setup. We won't have any problems working you from NR5M ;)

[@declansheehan3207]

very impressive & Great Team Effort..Would love a Close up look @ it some time. Keep up the Great Work De:EI4GJB Declan

[@russellhueners8499]

With all that land, I would put up a few Rhombics, who else on the block has those?

[@Conrod47]

Clair it is for Hamradio contesting, EI7M won their class in Europe last year

[@wizard8838]

Nice, wouldn't mind a mast like that, what is the music track? I am so chilled right now.

[@mm0gpz]

Now I know why you guys are so loud!! Makes my beam at 12m look minute.

[@maurobrandao1038]

Video muito bom,excelente tower.Qual é esta musica de fundo??Abs 73

[@sparky42]

absolutely beautiful , How much $$ for an incredible setup like this ?

[@Luzdemisojos]

awsome! CX2AL

[@toolstimber5953]

Why so many multielement Optibeams? Why not monobanders?

[@lioii]

Somebody with a half size G5RV dislikes this video...!

[@harrisleck3960]

Why not put the bolts in from the top?

[@devherrick5775]

So that it is easier to tell if something is off in the structure, missing or loose nut etc

[@YO9DOC]

verry cool .succes in dx ,73"s de yo9doc

[@maiknakas]

total price withe crane !

[@alphasxsignal]

I would take a Big Bertha over this, one guy wire goes on this and it all comes down.

[@ganicwil]

That's a lot of aluminium😬

[@BRI33NOR]

Some Amateur set up eh?. G8TZP.

[@steviegillespie5021]

iontach An-mhaith

[@XPFTP]

i know old vid. over all great. glad all went safe.... but grrrr the text scroll... grrrrrr wanna see video not read text... anyone seein this please narat the video.. so i can watch the damn thing

[@doctorbills790]

Oh my god! So I guess you guys don't know that towers hold together under COMPRESSION NOT MY EXTENSTION!!!! There have been people killed by picking towers up at the top and trying to set them down... the bolts give way. The proper way to so this it to run a cable through the center of the tower down to the bottom so that all of the weight is resting on the bottom of the tower putting all of the sections under compression. Lucky you guys weren't killed.