Unless you want to leave yourself the option of adding more antennas
later! At least at my place, this is a common occurance.
Michael
--- K7LXC@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 4/15/02 11:19:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
> blueis@sprintmail.com writes:
>
> > 4. I still plan to use a 20' mast. Since I do not want to do this
> project
> > twice, I am going to use a 20' chromalloy mast. The A3WS will sit
> at the
> > top of the mast. This will provide approximately 13' or 14' of
> vertical
> > separation.
>
> In this case, a chromoly mast IMO is mostly a waste of money.
> Yes, you
> need an adequate mast but it'll be almost double the price of a SAE
> 1026 or
> 1027 carbon alloy steel tubing.
>
> Your load is reasonably small and your windspeed low (Cumberland
> county
> is 70 MPH - the lowest rating they give) so, while I don't discourage
> anyone
> from over-engineering something, I wouldn't spend the additional
> money since
> there's no benefit from it.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> TOWER TECH
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