‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2017 QST PAGE 46 ‰ CHALLENGES ASSEMBLY OF THE FIVE MAST SECTIONS PRESENTED SEVERAL CHALLENGES. BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE SLIDERS ARE PLACED, THE MAST SECTIONS MUST BE LOADED FROM THE BOTTOM. I STARTED WITH THE LARGEST SECTIONS AND PROGRESSED THROUGH EACH SUCCESSIVE SMALLER SECTION. FOR EACH SECTION, I THREADED THE STEEL CABLE THROUGH THE SHALLOW ANGLE CABLE MOUNT HOLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SECTION, LEAVING A TAIL OF 3 TO 5 FEET AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MAST SECTION TO BE LOADED. I USED TAPE TO TEMPORARILY SECURE THE CABLE AT THE BOTTOM, AND ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚