[ML-Hams] new mast

[Hunter Fuller]

I guess 50 foot isn't THAT tall, but I still kind of assumed unbolting it
would be somewhat of an operation.

On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 11:13 AM Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I've never done it before, but it should be as easy as climbing a tall
> ladder and unbolting it from the mast.
>
> With the mast being telescoping, once we get to the top of the roof, we
> can just collapse each section of the mast till we can reach where the
> antenna is bolted onto the mast.
>
> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:55 AM, Hunter Fuller <hfuller at pixilic.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Jeff,
>> I don't know anything about these things. How hard is it going to be for
>> me to get my radio down from the mast, or change it for another one? I'm
>> guessing the answer is "really hard."
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:38 AM Jeff Cotten <omegix at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The one thing we might want to weld is a base plate.  They were ungodly
>>> expensive at hamfest, for what amounted to a cafeteria serving tray sized
>>> plate of steel with a 1 ft steel pole welded to its surface.
>>>
>>> Any tips on where to get scrap steel plates? :)
>>>
>>> On Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 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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