[Lowfer] Time to build a new antenna - Insulator question

[Mike.WE0H]

I'd buy a bunch of that flat green fiberglass military mast. You can 
drill & tap it where you want to bolt a loading coil to and use a wire 
spiral wound up the mast to the coil then onto the tophat which is again 
bolted to the top mast section. Use ropes to guy it and it will stay up 
there until you want it down or a tornado takes it away...

Super easy, very low cost, low visibility, and big on the cool factor!!!

Mike
WE0H/9



Andy - KU4XR wrote:
> Hi All:
> 
> The PVC pipe supporting the wire antenna here for " XR " has done
> its job, allowing for easy up, and down, experimentation. However
> it is becoming brittle due to the UV exposure, and will be on the 
> ground not long from now, so it's time to put up something that 
> will last for more than a couple of years.
> 
> My antenna idea will be to use 10 foot sections of Aluminum chain
> link fence pipe. The 1 inch pieces that run along the top of the
> fence. They are light guage, but I'm only going up 30 feet, so not
> really a problem with wind hopefully. Also, the pipe is very
> economical so the antenna won't break the bank.
> 
> My Question ::: I want to side mount an elevated loading coil at 
> the 20 foot above ground level, so I will need to Insulate the top
> 10 foot section of pipe from the bottom 20 feet. What material will
> be good for that purpose ??? Would a wooden Dowel 1 inch in diameter
> do the job and not break off from too much load ??? It will need to
> be strong, because I will be connecting the tophat to it also, and 
> that will add to the strain on the insulator separating the pipes.
> 
> Thanks for any suggestions:  73 :::
> 
> 
> 
> Andy - KU4XR - EM75xr - Friendsville, TN. USA
> LOWfer Beacon " XR " @ 185.29875 KHz ( QRSS-60 )
> Coordinates:  N:  35º 43' 54" - W:  84º 3' 16"
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