[ML-Hams] State of HF Rig at Makeshop

[Bruce Campbell]

Depends on how much you want to hold up.

I was thinking about how we could make one by filling a pipe sureded
plastic and an epoxy. I am not a civil engineer though.

On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Jake Polatty <ki4btj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Do we want to put the tower on the grant proposal list?
>
> $100 would help cover the cost of materials.
>
> -Jake
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Jake Polatty <ki4btj at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 200 feet would be nice, but unrealistic.
>>
>> High enough that we can get above the shop.  Above the overpass would be
>> nice.
>>
>> 50 feet would be a good start.  We can calculate and go from there.
>>
>> -Jake
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Good to know!
>>>
>>> If I start pricing out a mast for the makeshop, what height should I be
>>> looking for?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:07 PM, Bruce Campbell <phillybruce at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK Im getting emails from the list now. The rig that I looked at came
>>>> from closet behind the kitchen.
>>>>
>>>> I have been thinking about the tower as well. To erect it will involve
>>>> building a base and pouring a concrete footing. It is also only about 50'.
>>>> That will put you barely above the trees. I am thinking that it may be best
>>>> to hold on to the tower until you actually have a need. That way you can
>>>> make decisions base on what you need at the time and look some for extra
>>>> sections to extend it up higher.
>>>>
>>>> In the meantime you will need a wire antenna for HF and a uhf/vhf
>>>> antenna. All you need for that is a mast. Secure the it on the ground and
>>>> at the roof line against the building.
>>>>
>>>> You may also think about where you want the shack to be.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 2:52 PM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> FYI From Bruce:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Went by today. I took my dummy load and used the shop power meter to
>>>>> look at that HF rig. It has a tube final and I didn't want to drive it two
>>>>> hard without knowing the radios history but I got 50 W out out of it. I
>>>>> don't know how clean the signal was but it was drifting on the readout
>>>>> quite a bit. Receive seems to have a problem. Also, being an old radio, it
>>>>> may not be a good option for new hams first experiences even if we can fix
>>>>> it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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