[HCARC] America's Tallest Flagpole - Antenna Mast???

[Harry Folk]

One way to get around HOA antenna restrictions.

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From: "Gary J - N5BAA" <qltfnish at omniglobal.net>
Sent: July 27, 2014 4:51 PM
To: hcarc at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [HCARC] America's Tallest Flagpole - Antenna Mast???

Wow – 400 feet.  Weighs over 420,000 lbs.  680 yds of concrete in the base.

Flagpole Facts:

  a.. 400-foot flagpole weighs approximately 420,000 pounds
  b.. There are two versions of the 60- by 120-foot flag:
  - 220 pound flag is flown during normal conditions
  - 350 pound flag is flown during harsher weather
  c.. Each star is 3 feet high and each stripe is 4 1/2 feet wide
  d.. 680 cubic yards of concrete used in foundation
  e.. Over 500 gallons of paint cover the pole
  f.. 11-foot diameter at base tapers to 5 1/2-foot diameter at top
  g.. Three pendulum-style tuned mass dampers reduce movement and vibration
  h.. Designed to withstand a low temperature of -42°F

http://mortenson.wistia.com/medias/tejnwpitig
Quite a few wavelengths even at 80/160 meters
Gary J
N5BAA
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