[Lowfer] Working On Vertical

[Peter Barick]

>>> eric@willow.nutstreet.net 02/03/03 03:44PM >>>
>Thanks!  What do you mean, "interesting, esp in this weather"?
A. - Well, just little things like cold, wet/freezing winds, etc., just
that.

>It is similar to what I've been considering:
>I have several approx 10' sections of 1" id copper tubing 

>I was thinking of coupling some of these together
> with the brazing couples 
A. - I dunno. If say just 30 feet long, that still may be too limber to
be raised from the groung to straight up without a kink then crash.
That's why I suggested larger 2-3 inch pvc pipe, more x-area and thicker
wall -- cheep too. Note, don't need a metal pipe and some have indicated
that non-metal is better, less capacity to ground for the vertical part.
Having only a thin wire from loading coil to top hat is fine. remember,
this is flea power, no current issues.

Now for guying. Using the cu pipe and couplers will place a weak spot
at the couplers on raising, ditto for any holes drilled into the pipe
for guying. Just my thoughts, though. I sense your determination, Eric,
and so if that were my project I first thimk I'd stick two pipes
together and see how it handles. From there, add  another pipe or revise
the plan if the first fails. :)

[Antidote]  Similar to this was my efforts to get a pair of 2 meter
beams up in my backyard years back, many years looking at the calendar.
Used 3 stacked 10-foot tv masts and one 3-leg rope guying was only at
the top. Three of us raised it--barely--me at the base, holding and
directing rope pulls, two local hams each pulling one guy. The amount of
bow was extreme. I quickly left the base and grabbed the remaining guy
line. All three of us did a lot of foot dancing to stabilize it and got
it righted. Would never be part of that again. Don't think it matters,
but that was in the AM days, tubes too.

Maybe others have some hints on this heady issue, maybe no.

Peter