I found a well known amateur in the neighborhood (PA3CCX), who has much space around his house, and place to stock temporarily all the parts of the antenna. And he has a trailer to transport everything. So the last week of February 2021, we drove to a little town called Blerick (near Venlo, NL) and loaded the antenna in a Corona proof way !!! And I was the owner of a real FB-53. All elements at my home, to revise everything 100%, the boom and other heavy stuff at his place. Also a Yaesu1000 control unit with motor. After a good chat we decided to go for an antenna install close to his house and shack. I was a happy man and a new project was born. The team was only two persons big, but probably we will find other amateurs who are interested in this new project.

The general idea was:

- Revise the antenna to an as new state

- Install it with full automatic control

- Install a control cable and a coax to the existing shack to make it full functional

- Try to get a 'contest-level' radio station

- Target to be in the air is before PACC in 2022

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