Thankfully, the wasps started to disperse as we were raising up the UHF antenna, and the appearance of the
antenna in their airspace appears to have scattered them. I was able to swing open the catches on the bracket
by removing the nuts on one side and completely loosening them on the other side, which made lifting and
dropping the antenn bracket into place on the tower leg fairly easy. This was mainly due to being able to
support the antenna a few feet below its mounting point by tying a rope between the antenna and very top of
the tower, but at a point above the antennas center of gravity. (also making this just within reach for removal
after getting the antenna bracket closed)
The VHF antenna was easier to install since it was on one of the two tower legs on the side of the tower with
the "ladder rungs", but the UHF antenna needed to go on the leg opposite the ladder, which meant I woud have
no horizontal supports to stand on or grab a ahold of. (except for the final horizontal brace at the very top)
Thankfully that installation went quickly and fairly smoothly. (except for the finger bash)
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