[ML-Hams] new mast

[Greg Brown]

The nice thing about this mast is that it breaks down into one nested 8
foot section and can be easily carried by one person.  We may need to set
up some guy wires but it seemed fairly sturdy and we won't be putting a
rotor or anything on it.

-Greg

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 9:07 AM, Jake Polatty <ki4btj at gmail.com> wrote:

> We could fabricate a bracket to help keep the mast off the ground.
>
> -Jake
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 9:02 AM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Do you have a link to the mast?
>>
>> On Aug 22, 2016 9:00 AM, "Chris Bero" <bigbero at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Now we don't have to worry about trying to weld one together. Wow,
>>> that's really excellent!
>>>
>>> Chris Bero
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 8:53 AM, Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I purchased a 50 foot telescoping fiberglass mast for the shop at
>>>> Hamfest on Sunday.  It's one of the large diameter HF masts, so it will
>>>> support multiple antenna mounts, and also reduce any grounding needs that a
>>>> metal pole would have required.
>>>>
>>>> Lisa will be dropping it off on Tuesday, and within a week or two some
>>>> extra parts for keeping it extended will arrive in the mail.
>>>>
>>>> The seller said however we mount it, to make sure the section resting
>>>> on the ground is held slightly off the ground so that rainwater can escape
>>>> out the bottom.
>>>>
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