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You are a mad scientist, in a good way. Great Job so far! That shed should give you a nice surface and angle to mount the solar panels.

I didn't get too many pics of the process. the gentleman who did the climbing did all the work from trimming to the mounting of the antenna. I found it very difficult not being the one up in the air doing the work. it is also the first time I have ever hoisted an antenna whole w/cable attached to it. on a side note I was amazed at how little the tree moved compared to a tower. anyway pics http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/off%20grid%20site/DSCN0046_zpsb5f5e85c.jpg chinese finger to hoist the cable http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/off%20grid%20site/DSCN0047_zps897aaae5.jpg ground bar and poly-phaser http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/off%20grid%20site/DSCN0050_zps2bdbfa05.jpg all put together before the hoist http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/off%20grid%20site/DSCN0051_zpsd3ea7288.jpg cable stretched out http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/off%20grid%20site/DSCN0048_zps5c4642aa.jpg top chopped http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h358/erscom/off%20grid%20site/DSCN0049_zpsfb5a1bf8.jpg debris I used a test channel at 100W to check the SWR reflected power was 0.8W. I expect pretty good coverage out of this. will do further field testing w/genset and the repeater over the next couple of weeks.