[Scan-DC] Local antenna masts?

[Lukas Hoska]

21 December 2019, 2143z, Vicenza, Italy

Enjoy building wire antennas.

Stop signs can frequently be found abandoned along the road side.

Take the sign off the poles and use them for flooring in your garden shed.

Have used three of the poles overlapped by about 12 inches, and tied
together with heavy wire or coat hangers at two different holes.  Try
to find a broom handle or wooden dowel road anchored to the top of the
mask with two pullies.

Use black antenna rope not yellow plastic line to raise and lower the
antennas.  Make sure to use at least three sets of guy lines.  Get
help raising the mast

Was at one antenna party in Calvert County, many years ago when a
tower fell on an QYL and broke her arm.  She was lucky.

Make sure you have a solid support to tie the mask to.  Please send pictures.

Good DX.

WA3UEA/Lukas

On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 4:12 PM N3HFP <staticone at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> The top rail for fence is a great tip.
>
> Bob C
>
> > On Dec 19, 2019, at 8:25 AM, Alan Henney <alan at henney.com> wrote:
> >
> > Since Radio Shack is gone, I'm having trouble finding a 10-foot antenna
> > mast locally.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Alan
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