[ML-Hams] new mast

[Jeff Cotten]

We've got a whip antenna laying on the floor upstairs, and Hunter has an
ubiquity antenna we're going to mount on it to see if we can achieve a P2P
connection across 5 points.





On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 9:59 AM, Erik Arendall <earendall at gmail.com> wrote:

> What's antenna is planned to go on it?;
>
> On Aug 22, 2016 9:54 AM, "Greg Brown" <greg at clockworkmayhem.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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