[Antennas] Mast Mount for Mag Mount

Tue, 25 Mar 2003 13:04:18 -0600 (CST)

Kurt,
excellent answer!!! and you gave me some ideas, too!
I had two 10ft joints of TV tubing together holding up a 
6mtr antenna and a V3-R Hygain 220 rptr antenna....BIG wind came and bent over the bottom section at 45deg! Your suggestion about
top 2" rail for fencing just struck me as the answer to my problem (I didnt want to use EMT.....not something that heavy..
the fence rail is perfect in the 2" size for my needs and is usually lighter!)

Chris
WB5ITT

-------Original Message-------
From: [email protected]
Sent: 03/25/03 02:33 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Antennas] Mast Mount for Mag Mount

> 
> Easier than that!!!  Purchase a 90 degree steel bracket
from the local hardware store for under a dollar, a
hose clamp for less than fifty cents and strap the
bracket to the top of the mast!  Quick!  Inexpensive!! 
Need CHEAP masting?? 1.5" to 2" EMT, usually under
seven bucks in 10' lengths, and two to three times
thicker than "antenna mast" materials sold at rat shack
and home improvemnet centers.  Not long enough!?!?! 
20' of 2" chainlink fence toprail is even stronger and
still costs less than $10!  It's even swedged at the
top so you can stack them!  I use a couple 20' pieces
with a couple hundred feet of 1/8" galvanized cable for
a portable longwire for Field Day.

Kurt