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Your team chief may develop modifications to the above steps in order to meet special situations.
For Example:
Blackout operations may require that the antenna site be prepared ahead of time. This advance
preparation could include determining and marking the MAST location and marking the locations of the
two ANTENNA STAKES and the four MAST guy stakes.
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ALTERNATE ORIENTATION PROCEDURES
The following ALTERNATE PROCEDURE can be used by a team chief when it is necessary to layout
an antenna site including MAST and all stake locations.
Place a TEMPORARY STAKE in the
center of the antenna site.
This will mark the location
of the MAST.
LOOp the SHORT STANDARD (20')
over the TEMPORARY STAKE
and mark the four locations
for the 4 MAST GUY STAKES.
REMEMBER: These stakes
should be 90 degrees apart.
Have your partner loop the
LONG STANDARD (83') over
the TEMPORARY STAKE,
AND
pull the LONG STANDARD out
to its full length - into the
ANTENNA STAKE NO. 2 AREA.
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