Darin, get two ten foot sections of used tower sections at a swap. Made for
your project. Strong, light and you can guy them for extra safety. They
are made to bring the wind load down to the base.
Al, N8ARO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daron J. Wilson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:36 PM
Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Re: Mast Materials
> > Why don't you just buy 2" galvanized plumbing pipe? A full sized
> length is
> > 21 feet outside diameter is approx.. 2 1/4".
>
> I might...but galvanized pipe and rigid conduit like that are made from
> malleable steel, we bend it all the time into 90 degree bends, which is
> not the desire for a rigid mast. Structural steel is a different
> animal. Somehow I don't think a 21' piece of 2" water pipe with a 21'
> fiberglass whip on top is going to do real well at 80mph on a hilltop.
> Hence the reason I was asking what was done to make a mast 'reinforced'.
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