ADAM-12 CB Radio Tower Raising

Raising of the ADAM-12 CB radio tower using a truck and long rope.
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cb tower & antenna install sireo 2016 base.
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  2. truckdriverBob2021
    truckdriverBob2021 says:

    @fishin25530 Thank you kindly partner! I’ve actually moved my base to a new
    shop that stands so tall that all I had to do was go out on the roof and
    put my antenna on a pole. I do appreciate your time and help.

    Reply
  5. fishin25530
    fishin25530 says:

    @truckdriverBob2021 I DONT KNOW IF ANYONE HAS ANSWERED YOU OR HELPED YOU
    OUT IN ANY WAY ABOUT THE TOWER I LIVE IN WEST VIRGINIA [THE HILLBILLY
    STATE] AND ONE OF MY RADIO FRIENDS DROVE OUT TO I THINK IT WAS WISCONSIN TO
    GET HIS NEW TOWER ITS MADE OF REALLY NICE AIRCRAFT GRADE ALUMINUM AND HE
    CAN CRANK HIS JO-GUNN BEAM UP AND DOWN ON IT ITS NICE BUT HE GAVE AROUND
    3000 FOR THE TOWER ALONE WE HAVE TOWER AROUND HERE BUTS ITS CHEAP Z BAR NOT
    AS GOOD AS THE OLD TOWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS AS ME OK

    Reply
  6. icom746mark
    icom746mark says:

    i have a fullbody tower safty harnest for sell, a very nice one …go to
    creglist, under north mississippi, ele, for info call.. 662-597-1871… its
    in very like new working order. i have used it on 170 ft tower and 70 ft
    tower. i cant climb any more, due to back problems….. 2lv706 nms.
    pictures on creg list

    Reply
  8. sdold
    sdold says:

    Here’s the bottom of a Rohn 25 after being buried in dirt for about 5
    years: earl.cc/ham/kcp_tower_remove_rust-800.jpg

    Reply
  9. 1OFGODSOWN
    1OFGODSOWN says:

    FYI: My PROTON 99 works GREAT.Makes the DX “EASY” even at just 30 ft.! {:>)
    Guess I got a GOOD one!!!!! }:>)

    Reply
  12. 1977kb0wqh1996
    1977kb0wqh1996 says:

    RedneckMike I sure hope you have a good concrete base foundation for that
    antenna buried under the soil because I don’t see any way that antenna is
    anchored down. At least get some guy wires if you don’t already have some.

    Reply
  15. truckdriverBob2021
    truckdriverBob2021 says:

    Howdy, RedneckMike, where abouts did you get yer tower there, man i”ve
    been alookin for a tower for my base all over, i live in r-can-saw and i
    guess nobody gets into CB’s around here but me too much, but anyways thats
    a nice one.

    Reply
  17. sdold
    sdold says:

    You were told wrong about not using concrete. It doesn’t hold water if you
    dig below the frost line, have plenty of gravel in the bottom for drainage,
    keep the ends open in the gravel so that they can drain, and make sure the
    top of the concrete can drain. These things really rust badly if buried in
    dirt.

    Reply
  18. Will G
    Will G says:

    That’s a small tower at only 50 feet. I have climbed a 300 foot radio
    broadcast tower in 90 degree heat to change the aircraft warning lights.
    Because the tower is the antenna for AM broadcast we took the power down to
    10,000 watts and couldn’t use any safety lines. The top of the tower is
    high current low voltage. The lowest tower I have worked on was 75 feet on
    top of a highrise.

    Reply
  20. RedneckMikeSr
    RedneckMikeSr says:

    its 30 in in the ground 2 big metal brackets on the roof’concreat holds
    water and creats rust.i was told dont use it.

    Reply
  25. Bryant Murden
    Bryant Murden says:

    I just had the same problem with my a99 so I got up a imax 2000 it will
    probably do the same after a few years I took down the a99 and all the
    electronics came out of the bottom

    Reply
  27. K9Handler521
    K9Handler521 says:

    Great video and tower install Adam, your station always sounds good on the
    west side! Consider a beam for that nice tower. We have access to 50′
    bucket truck, nice n easy ….Team Killercat is there if you need us pal :o)

    Reply
  28. Andyterranbase1
    Andyterranbase1 says:

    @sparky42 idk the more matter the em wave interacts with the more distorted
    it’s going to get. It’s not rocket science. There is a reason light doesn’t
    travel forever if it’s not in a vacuum.

    Reply
  32. coupescuts
    coupescuts says:

    @macktasticjoshflava It looks like that because this was a used tower
    someone cut down like a tree. When it hit the ground it twisted a little
    bit. So yea, it will look a little askew, but the price on this tower was
    right.

    Reply
  35. Andyterranbase1
    Andyterranbase1 says:

    my dad has one like this except its like 100feet tall, we can crank like
    400 miles out of it on a good day

    Reply
  37. BurningTirez
    BurningTirez says:

    @Andyterranbase1 Yeah maybe for skip.. No way your talking 400 miles ground
    wave on a CB.. I can get maybe 70 miles on my 4 element beam with a little
    under a 1000 watts. Probably farther if everyone wasnt a duck around here..

    Reply
  38. Andyterranbase1
    Andyterranbase1 says:

    @BurningTirez youd be surprised what a highly directional antenna array
    would give you for range, esp on a good clear day.

    Reply
  40. 73rx3
    73rx3 says:

    Hi Adam 12, did you get a permit to install that thing??? i junked a few of
    those things. did you pay much for it!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  43. coupescuts
    coupescuts says:

    @blackjack911bumpbump That wouldn’t have worked out very well considering I
    cut those trees down about a month later. The tower was pretty cheap. It
    was free.

    Reply
  44. coupescuts
    coupescuts says:

    @blackjack911bumpbump That wouldn’t have worked out very well considering I
    cut those trees down about a month later. The tower was pretty cheap. It
    was free.

    Reply

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