[Lowfer] Vartical Antenna Aluminum Pipe Sources.

[Paul Daulton]

my own verticle for WMS beacon is an aluminum tower.
pictures of the base are shown of Dex's site at
http://www.w4dex.com/gallery/lowfer_beacon_wms
this could be adapted to a monopole with an additional 4x4 in the ground.

I have no trees so a verticle was the only option I had. I considered 
irrigaation tubing but a friend gave me this tower. It had been sawn apart 
in haste taking it down and required many splices.

One trick for hauling pipe is to lay it on the ground , drive over it and 
pick it up and tie it to the bumper. flag any exeess sticking out in the 
rear( as little as possible in front).

Idea for mine came from an article in Radio Television News in 1991, a 
lowfer tx. I just adapted it to three legs.

Paul
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KD7JYK DM09" <kd7jyk at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, &amp;UK) and MedFer bands" 
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Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:44 PM
Subject: [Lowfer] Vartical Antenna Aluminum Pipe Sources.


> Don't know about your area...
>
> Check irigaiton suppliers, industrial or commercial pipe suppliers, here 
> we
> have a lot of Farm Supply stores, since there is a lot of agriculture 
> around
> here.  A sprinkler or irrigation supply house would be the cheapest.
>
> Don't let them BS you about rising aluminum prices if they want too much 
> for
> it.  I recently picked up about 250# of aluminum sheet from a sign 
> company,
> the owner said the recycler, who is about four miles away, won't pick it 
> up,
> despite being free, no money in the stuff.  I tried to give him $20 for 
> the
> load, he said is wasn't worth it, he was happy to get rid of the stuff.
>
> If you are going to guy your mast, the thin-wall stuff is OK.  There is 
> one
> fellow south of here making full wave 160m beams with "torque tube", heavy
> wall, used in the tractor style sprinkler systems.  Check out the GIANT
> spoked wheels if you find a shop, I can't help but htink how great these
> would be for a top-hat hub:
>
> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4099731394_b18c1ac45f.jpg
>
> The pipe in the above photo is "five-inch torque-tube".
>
> Look at a local pipe-house for "riser clamps", heavy steel, great for 
> guys:
>
> http://www.globepipehanger.com/images/pipe_clamp_bucket.jpg
>
> I've moved 24' on my truck (Toyota 4Runner) without trouble, haven't 
> bought
> a 50 footer yet, no doubt I'll need flags, maybe my Wife in the truck 
> ahead
> of me for an "escort".  The pipe is light, two people can move it easily.
>
> Kurt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Idle-Tyme" <nss at mwt.net>
>
> : any good sources?
> : *The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> : Idle-Tyme.com
> : *
>
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