<div dir="ltr">The Birmingham Hamfest is this weekend. I guarantee there will be someone selling milsurp fiberglass pole kits in big green bags for cheap.<div><br></div><div>-Greg</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 4, 2016 at 8:49 AM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><br></div>Overall goal is to stand up a structure that we can mount radio equipment to, that will get us better Line-of-Sight in the 5 points area. <br><br></div>I think you're right about the Tower, it's too tall for us to be able to tilt it and not hit a powerline, so servicing it would be difficult. Even with obstacles out of the way, a tower tilt is expensive compared to a mast tilt.<br><br></div>It sounds like we may have to make a telescoping mast instead of a tilting mast. <br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="">On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 4:13 PM, Phillip Showers <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:phillip.showers@gmail.com" target="_blank">phillip.showers@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></span><div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Jeff, We have a 40' mast already and decided not to install it at the shop because of interference from the overpasses and proximity to the giant metal building. Am I misremembering? Would a 30' pole be better than the 40' tower that we have, but haven't used? I'm just trying to understand what you're planning.<div>Phil</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div>On Thu, Mar 3, 2016 at 3:34 PM, Jeff Cotten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:omegix@gmail.com" target="_blank">omegix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><br></div>If anyone has access to a 30' or larger pole they would be willing to part with, we're exploring the option of erecting a mast at the makeshop to hang antennas on, for both Ham and consumer grade equipment.<br><a href="https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=969&q=concrete+mast&oq=concrete+mast&gs_l=img.3..0l10.193.1709.0.1819.13.9.0.2.2.0.203.849.0j4j1.5.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..6.7.859.TbvNY_3bNmk#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=concrete+ham+mast&imgrc=_" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/search?site=&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1920&bih=969&q=concrete+mast&oq=concrete+mast&gs_l=img.3..0l10.193.1709.0.1819.13.9.0.2.2.0.203.849.0j4j1.5.0....0...1ac.1.64.img..6.7.859.TbvNY_3bNmk#safe=strict&tbm=isch&q=concrete+ham+mast&imgrc=_</a><br><br></div><div>A roof mounted antenna is being explored as well, though it's harder to service. <br><br><a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xnon+penetrating+roof+mount.TRS0&_nkw=non+penetrating+roof+mount&_sacat=0" target="_blank">http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2053587.m570.l1313.TR1.TRC0.A0.H0.Xnon+penetrating+roof+mount.TRS0&_nkw=non+penetrating+roof+mount&_sacat=0</a><br></div><div><br></div><br></div>
<br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
general mailing list - <a href="mailto:general@lists.makerslocal.org" target="_blank">general@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br>
A service of Makers Local 256 - <a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://256.makerslocal.org/</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
general mailing list - <a href="mailto:general@lists.makerslocal.org" target="_blank">general@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br>
A service of Makers Local 256 - <a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://256.makerslocal.org/</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br></blockquote></div></div></div><br></div>
<br>_______________________________________________<br>
general mailing list - <a href="mailto:general@lists.makerslocal.org">general@lists.makerslocal.org</a><br>
A service of Makers Local 256 - <a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://256.makerslocal.org/</a><br>
<a href="http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://lists.makerslocal.org/mailman/listinfo/general</a><br></blockquote></div><br></div>