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What is it that you are calling a gin pole? I have seen far too many mentions of a "gin pole" in various places lately that are using the term incorrectly. A gin pole is affixed to the side of an existing tower or mast and used to raise/lower antennas etc to mount on that mast or tower. It is also used to build a tower and moves up the side as sections are added. A falling derrick is a separate tower section or mast mounted at a right angle to the main tower or mast and used to more easily tilt it over or stand it up to a vertical position. Just asking because there is far too much misinformation on the internet today, and it seems to be getting much worse as the years go by, and also because I am slightly pedantic.

Falling derrick on the right and gin pole on the left.

<blockquote data-quote="Captain Kilowatt" data-source="post: 814491" data-attributes="member: 39">What is it that you are calling a gin pole? I have seen far too many mentions of a &quot;gin pole&quot; in various places lately that are using the term incorrectly. A gin pole is affixed to the side of an existing tower or mast and used to raise/lower antennas etc to mount on that mast or tower. It is also used to build a tower and moves up the side as sections are added. A falling derrick is a separate tower section or mast mounted at a right angle to the main tower or mast and used to more easily tilt it over or stand it up to a vertical position.&nbsp; Just asking because there is far too much misinformation on the internet today, and it seems to be getting much worse as the years go by, and also because I am slightly pedantic.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Falling derrick&nbsp; on the right and gin pole on the left.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://www.n1fd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/9-The-Tower-Is-Up.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /><img src="http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/Radio/gin-pole-wb0w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Captain Kilowatt, post: 814491, member: 39"] What is it that you are calling a gin pole? I have seen far too many mentions of a "gin pole" in various places lately that are using the term incorrectly. A gin pole is affixed to the side of an existing tower or mast and used to raise/lower antennas etc to mount on that mast or tower. It is also used to build a tower and moves up the side as sections are added. A falling derrick is a separate tower section or mast mounted at a right angle to the main tower or mast and used to more easily tilt it over or stand it up to a vertical position. Just asking because there is far too much misinformation on the internet today, and it seems to be getting much worse as the years go by, and also because I am slightly pedantic. Falling derrick on the right and gin pole on the left. [IMG]https://www.n1fd.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/9-The-Tower-Is-Up.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/Radio/gin-pole-wb0w.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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