40m tower unguyed


Operating with an unguyed "mobile" tower of 40m height
Peter, DL1FAA, had the opportunity to use this monster during the "Marconi"-CW-Contest on VHF in November 2009. It is owned by a hessian club and was originally used by the army ("Bundeswehr"). The club revamped the monster mounted on a big truck. For antenna mounting the tower in its minor form is tilted. Then it is swung upright and then: "Tower go!" ("Mast marsch") it erects.
Peter used two yagis and 600 W. Afterwards he grumbled about a lot of missing dB possibly due to misphasing the antennas when mounting and connecting them. At least he made 58311 kilometers with 190 qsos.
More about the monster on the website of the club F49 (in german).