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The London Hackspace has a 30 | The London Hackspace has a 30 metre trailer mast currently living in the yard. | ||
It was donated to us in a bit of a worn down condition after sitting in a field for many years. It was originally used by a utility company and repainted in company colours as each utility company rebranded or was acquired. The intended use of the mast is to use it to improve our radio signal propagation/reception at the Hackspace, provide useful utility during field day activities and festivals like [https://www.emfcamp.org/ Electromagnetic Field] and more. The mast can also house a camera and even be configured for semi-permanent mounting. | It was donated to us in a bit of a worn down condition after sitting in a field for many years. It was originally used by a utility company and repainted in company colours as each utility company rebranded or was acquired. The intended use of the mast is to use it to improve our radio signal propagation/reception at the Hackspace, provide useful utility during field day activities and festivals like [https://www.emfcamp.org/ Electromagnetic Field] and more. The mast can also house a camera and even be configured for semi-permanent mounting. | ||
During the time since acquisition, we've had various challenges from procuring the right parts to having sunny days to service the equipment, but we are getting there. | During the time since acquisition, we've had various challenges from procuring the right parts to having sunny days to service the equipment, but we are getting there. For a long time work was stalled due to a bent segment and replacement screws that turned out to be slightly too long once screwed into the assembly but that's been resolved and the mast can be raised although there's still a lot of work to restore complete functionality and prepare it for winter. | ||
Even though this trailer is maintained by the amateur radio club, once assembled, we can share its use with related LHS groups (e.g. quadcopter obstacle course, brain hacker nodule pole, etc.) | Even though this trailer is maintained by the amateur radio club, once assembled, we can share its use with related LHS groups (e.g. quadcopter obstacle course, brain hacker nodule pole, etc.) | ||
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* Need mast-turning handles (wood brittle) | * Need mast-turning handles (wood brittle) | ||
* Need jack handle (missing wood) | * Need jack handle (missing wood) | ||
* Buy some WD-40? | <s>* Buy some WD-40?<s> | ||
* Buy trailer electrics | * Buy trailer electrics | ||
* Buy a post-level (bubble indicator) | * Buy a post-level (bubble indicator) | ||
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* Painting the remaining blue bits | * Painting the remaining blue bits | ||
* Cleaning and refitting the collars | * Cleaning and refitting the collars | ||
* Lubricate the moving parts (legs, axels, screw threads, etc) | <s>* Lubricate the moving parts (legs, axels, screw threads, etc)<s> | ||
* Mount the wheel arches | * Mount the wheel arches | ||
* Refurbish the guy rope box | * Refurbish the guy rope box | ||
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=== Replacement Screws === | === Replacement Screws === | ||
We might as well replace some of the knackered screws. Especially as we damaged some removing them. | Done! We used 2BA x 1/2" stainless steel slotted cheesehead at £15/100 which proved to be just long enough. | ||
<strike>We might as well replace some of the knackered screws. Especially as we damaged some removing them. | |||
* 3/8" BSF x 5/16" Allen Socket Screw | * 3/8" BSF x 5/16" Allen Socket Screw | ||
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* 2 BA x 1/2" Csk. Hd. Steel Screw | * 2 BA x 1/2" Csk. Hd. Steel Screw | ||
** Qty: 60 | ** Qty: 60</strike> | ||
== Sladen Clark Mast Braindump Notes (Thank you Paul!) == | == Sladen Clark Mast Braindump Notes (Thank you Paul!) == | ||
