Part 7:Pulling Cable Through The Conduit

[@tommybewick]

Not every XYL would help put that cable through, hats off to her! Looking forward to finally seeing what goes on top, 73

[@davep6977]

My YL helped, but she's also a ham. Hint: Find a higher pivot point on the tower. Then you can use your weight to it up and through as you pull down. You did a good job!

[@robertmitchum2972]

For future pulls like this, get yourself a Wire Pulling Basket.... Available at electrical supply stores, it works like a “Chinese Handcuff”. Slip the cables into the basket, pull the basket tight, add some tape to the basket and PULL! This will greatly reduce the chance of the cables slipping out from the tape, and becoming lost in the conduit.... They come in different sizes, and are not that expensive.

[@K1ZEK]

How to make a ham happy ! OH Yes. I did enjoy watching your excitement. Blessings 73 Leo

[@markphilpot4981]

Cable pulls are not only helped by lube, but greatly helped by using long sweep els on all turns. The more turns you have the more important long sweep els become. I hope that is what you used, the less turns, bends you have, the easier the pulling! DA1DA, Jim was my supervisor in Germany. If you would, please send him a message from me. My name is Mark and I have been to his house. He will remember if he still is living. A great guy is/was Jim. Good DXer if ever was one! Thanks! I don’t have a radio!

[@nr3rful]

It's fun following you on this project...tks

[@RichardDePas]

Simple things but such a big accomplishment. Glad the pull went well.

[@wa4aos]

Randy, looks like your dream QTH and Radio station are coming together. GOOD FOR YOU.. I know what you have now, to some extent, reflects your years of work and the ability to save as you go. 73 de Glenn WA4AOS, SC....Maybe we will catch you on the air one day soon !!

[@rico1319]

You’re doing a great job, it’s all coming together! Your dream station!! 👍👍👍😎🇨🇱 W5PN

[@oh2hqe]

Way to go Randy! Well prepared - easy to do. Hurrey for helping hand wife. How about ground combine cable, went that outside of that conduit, and connect the mast and junction box together to same point of ground?

[@madcarew.3256]

Once told a mates young son that we tied cord to a hamster which was a trained cable puller.He got suspicious when hamster was never there when he was but never said so! Cheers 73

[@nivid01]

Nice antenna and beam mate, but I think you should have left more 'breathing' space between the beam and the top of the tower; that is, you should have mounted the beam at least 0.5m above the top of the tower. I just noticed a picture of the beam in the JK antenna brochure. It shows the beam mounted at least 1 metre or more above the top of the tower in a position where you originally said to your helper, it goes here and he over-rode ypu and slid it all the way down to practically touching the top of the tower - I believe that it is in the wrong position where you have mounted it, and you should mount it further up the pipe away from the top of the tower.

[@W7LDT]

Could you do a video on all the connections made in the big junction boxes at the house and tower, including a link to finding those boxes? Thanks, Randy

[@K7AGE]

I got the box at Home Depot. Buy on twice the size that you think you need.

[@nivid01]

Good job mate!

[@Divemedic14]

I just realized this last video was from just a few days ago...........This is like discovering your favorite TV shows stops programing in the middle of the season. Sir, you must put everything else on the backburner and make more videos of the new hamshack. lol>>>>>Just kidding. Really looking forward to the next videos.

[@K7AGE]

Yes. Lots going on. Beam is built waiting for better weather. Then lots of cabling to do. And build new shelves for the gear. On and on....

[@USNERDOC]

Nice job Randy!

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Randy, Glad that lube worked. Saw this was filmed in November. Do you have the antenna up yet? 73 WB3BJU

[@daviddavidson1372]

Great video.love that tower.

[@eddiephillips01955]

That tower installation is very well organized! #jealousoperatorhere

[@brianpacchetti5028]

Hi Randy, WoW 6 cables pulled through 3" conduit? I never would have thought it be that easy. I always use 4" conduit for pulls that populated. But, you did your homework and it worked very smoothly. Nice job. Brian w6dwy. BTW: did you pull a CAT6 run as well?

[@yaroslavartyukh964]

Next time is clamping the cables again with PL259, lower the tower, assemble the antennas, and voila )

[@paulzynosky1929]

Well done!

[@ralphwilmot6351]

I Used to run a cable company. I found that talcum powder dabbed along the cables made it easy to pull and not so messy. G4PEY

[@user-fo6ii9od7b]

That's interesting

[@Pieh0]

I see you also got a bucket of SWR grease ;)

[@rickhofmann9160]

Rick AG5UW - Hey Randy. I have to ask what your reasoning for not buying something like an Ameritron Remote Coax switch in place of pulling so many coaxes ? I'm rebuilding my tower and was thinking about installing the remote coax switch for my beam and dipole antennas. You are one lucky fella with a tower like that one.

[@K7AGE]

Many of the new radios have dual receivers that can use dual antenna inputs. So, more runs of coax back to the shack. I used an Ameritron switch for 20+ years at my station in Grass Valley.

[@AC9BXEric]

Add another pull string to that bundle before pulling? Yeah it can be a nightmare adding to it all but it's worth a try. Having a pull line in there gives you a chance at adding to the setup. What happens now if you need to add a cable, assuming there's room?

[@K7AGE]

there is a large pull rope left in the conduit.

[@AC9BXEric]

@@K7AGE wise

[@bw4265]

First story of a cable pulling I've heard in awhile that didn't involve a fistfight. Also, how did you start the string? Shopvac trick?

[@bw4265]

What's the length of the run? Fishtape an option?

[@K7AGE]

Nope, it was about 107' long. Shopvac was used to suck through a foam wad with string attached. Wife really helped with this part of the project.

[@tpcdude]

Good work, but, i always pull another pull cord with the cables so you can add another cable later i use electricians pull cord, very strong and cheep comes in a bucket.

[@Larry4098]

A 110 ft. pull is an easy one even without lube. Did you calculate the fill before selecting the conduit? Should be less than 40 percent area.

[@jamesmichener7526]

Next time us KY Jelly....

[@racing8872]

Randy great series on the tower build I want to put up one so bad BUT where i live there are too many restrictions 73 KD9OGA

[@paulhastings3109]

Ok how did you get your first pull rope in. Hope this made some sense. 73 tnxs

[@bw4265]

I'd say recommend a piece of twine and a masking tape cone at the receiving end, a shopvac at the other. Hope this helps.

[@hudsonriverlee]

Very nice video. Kf2ms

[@vernoncopper3872]

randy do you have the specs for the dx eng coax as i am intrested in getting some here in uk if they export and enjoy your vids well done maybe ill here you on 40m as i work washington state quite regular?

[@kentk9aee898]

It is in their web site. Click on any DX coax so that there is only one type showing. The link is below. static.dxengineering.com/global/images/chartsguides/d/dxe-11u.pdf

[@kentk9aee898]

DXE is my favorite Ham store, but you might also check out Messi & Paoloni. I have used it and find it excellent. You might save on shipping as it is sold by Martin Lynch & Sons.

[@aliens2682]

Great job. Ei4gx

[@d_a.6529]

73!