On Friday morning October 30, 2009, a large team of volunteers from the Delaware Valley Radio Association (DVRA) met at the club's station, W2ZQ, to remove our 100 foot (30.48 meter) tower.
During the summer, a storm knocked a tree into the tower, denting it. The old tower also suffered from old age: lots of rust was in evidence.
John Crovelli, W2GD, a tower construction and rigging expert, was retained as a consultant to lead the project. Thackray Crane company provided a crane, and operator and a safety supervisor.
Since the property is adjacent to Mercer County Airport (TTN) we also had a liaison from airport facilities who gave us a safety briefing in preparation for the project.
The whole event took less than two hours! 73!