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A gin pole works by having the object to be lifted
horizontal and the gin pole already vertical. A series
of guy ropes are then attached down the mast at
predetermined intervals to support the mast. The
mast was then lifted by pulling down on something
like a 45degree angle on the gin pole. As the gin
pole is lowered, it also acts as a counterbalance for
the enormous weight of the Antenna mast.
The antenna wires were connected before the mast
was erected so that once it was erect, it was just a
matter of pulling the wires apart and fixing them in