That stuff looks like nothing more than chain link fence pipe (which is thin
wall galv. pipe, get it at a fence supplier)....a little creative scrounging
and some ingenuity and you could build one quite easily. I have a mast I use
for Field Day made out of the same stuff; works quite well.
Chris
KF7P
On Jul 5, 2011, at 20:15 , Tommy Alderman wrote:
I must have missed something? The cost of the 9H50 is ~$130, however if you
look at the shipping information, it says it will only ship by truck!
Shipping cost by truck to my QTH in south Georgia is $150.00! The fine print
can get you?
73,
Tom - W4BQF
-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 8:23 PM
To: Mark Robinson
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need push up mast
Check it out, on that link you sent Mark, they sell something I've
never heard of before, some kind of special version of the H50, the
9H50, that collapses down to a length that UPS will take. Could be an
option for anyone who can't get one nearby in person. Thanks for
sending that--I never knew they made such a thing.
73
Rob
K5UJ
On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Mark Robinson <markrob@mindspring.com>
wrote:
> These guys stock them and if I needed one I could drive up there and pick
it
> up. The shipping is normally more than the cost of the mast. Your best
bet
> is to find one near to you and drive to and pick up yourself.
>
>
> http://www.3starinc.com/rohn_telescopic_masts.html
>
>
> Mark N1UK
>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo@gmail.com>
> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, 05 July, 2011 2:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need push up mast
>
>
>> Those push up masts can be tough to source now. The market for high
>> up TV antennas has dwindled so the usual vendors no longer carry them.
>> the problem is that they are too big for UPS and have to be shipped
>> motor freight. That can cost as much or more than the mast. The 40
>> and 50 footers are especially hard to find. A few years ago Lowe's
>> had the 30 foot masts. Before you put up another one, investigate
>> why the first one buckled. It sounds as if too much was unguyed with
>> too much of a wind load on top. Just replacing it with a bigger one
>> may not fix the problem. I'd start by hauling out the yellow pages
>> and calling businesses like two-way radio stores (a.k.a. land mobile)
>> installation businesses. I found two 50 footers on closeout a few
>> years ago at a land mobile/CB place in Memphis, TN, bought them and
>> hauled them home to Illinois in my car with the ends sticking out a
>> foot beyond the bumper and a red flag on them. They were Tessos very
>> well made. I paid $90 each with a $30 discount per mast. Back when
>> they were retail, Burghardt had H50s but the freight cost was higher
>> than the mast. Also, when they get trucked, they get thrown in the
>> truck usually with no box or crate and the mast, which is not that
>> thick a wall and prone to denting or bending, can get smashed to the
>> point it won't extend when you get it, making it unuseable.
>> Carefully inspect any you find to make sure they are not bent, or
>> obviously damaged.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Rob
>> K5UJ
>> _______________________________________________
>>
>
>
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