Hello, Does anyone have any suggestions of what to use to mount a beam on a wooden pole where you can raise and lower the antenna? I saw something years ago which was some type of rail arrangement on
I remember K6EWL showing me something like that which his father (W6CN?) had in Los Angeles back in the 1950s. I suspect it would be fairly straightforward to mount a Glen Martin Hazer <http:// www.g
ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- I'm sure it could be done if you really wanted to, but wooden poles are passe for a very good reason: They don't last and require a lot of maintenance while they
-- > For ham use, metal is the way to go. Absolutely right. And when you are not using the antenna on top, load the whole thing up for another band :-) 73 Tom W7WHY __________________________________
Rather than suggestions that the idea be dropped, I am hoping that someone actually does have some useful thoughts on how to do this. This is also a topic that is on my to do list. I have an existing
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but one alternative choice is to mount a rotator on a hinged flange near the base with a mast going up to a V-bracket near the top of the pole. A line could be pu
This works great, my dad had this setup for years. Before the pole went up ( I think it cost him about 2 cases of liquid refreshment on there lunch break ) he cut a slot in the top for pulley clearan
The easiest thing to do, for not big heavy beams is to suspend the the rope berween two large pulleys, one mounted at the top, one at the bottom, sorta like a flag pole. Use large pulleys for more s
Gary, I have seen 2 different mounts like you describe. One uses two verticals spaced about 2 feet of the rail material used in garage door openers. The trolley has wheels designed to travel inside t