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[TowerTalk] Ways to mount and insulate a tall vertical ??? useinsulators

To: <n8de@thepoint.net>,"'Snowden, Douglas RICVAMC'" <douglas.snowden@med.va.gov>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Ways to mount and insulate a tall vertical ??? useinsulators
From: "Kevin Adam" <n9iww@comcast.net>
Reply-to: n9iww@verizon.net
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2004 10:23:24 -0500
List-post: <mailto:towertalk@contesting.com>
Contact Array Solutions they have the insulators you  need or can get them
made for you N9IWW


-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Havlicek
Sent: Friday, February 06, 2004 8:43 AM
To: Snowden, Douglas RICVAMC
Cc: towertalk@contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Ways to mount and insulate a tall vertical ???

Doug,
Use solid fiberglass rod .. it works fine and won't degrade.
Have had my 80m vertical [60' Universal Tower] up since '89 .. and the 
fiberglass is perfect.
If you need some, let me know the inside diameter of the bottom section 
of your tower, as I have 6 or 8 rods of various diameters.
Don
N8DE

Snowden, Douglas RICVAMC wrote:
> I have several sections of alumunum tower (Universal tower) that I plan
> on putting up as a 40/80 and maybe 160m vertical and plan on making it
> around 90 ft, including the aluminum tubing sticking out of the top.
> I would like to mount it insulated but an struggling deciding how to
> mount it insulated.  I have heard that pressure treated lumber tends to
> have too much moisture to use.  I have a couple of pieces of solid
> phenolic tubing one inch diameter.  Any ideas?  Something available
> from the hardware store?  The legs are about 1 inch diameter.
> 
> Doug N4IJ
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Doug Snowden, IT Specialist
> Richmond VA Medical Center
> (804) 675-5624
> 
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See: http://www.mscomputer.com  for "Self Supporting Towers", "Wireless
Weather Stations", and lot's more.  Call Toll Free, 1-800-333-9041 with any
questions and ask for Sherman, W2FLA.

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