I drive the metals posts into the ground and slide a 10 foot section of gray
PVC pipe over the post for my supports.
Mike N2MS
> On April 13, 2017 at 2:43 PM Herbert Schoenbohm
> <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> Maybe since my Beverages have to be at least 8 feet high to avoid the
> deer horn (yes we have them in the field were my beverages run). Driving
> a 10 ' 2X2 into the ground requires me to carry along a step ladder.
> The way I described allow me to driving in the and 8 foot metal post,
> which has stabilizer blade, about I.5 feet into the soil. My wooden
> paint stick gives me another 30 inches which yields me a total of 8 feet
> allowing the deer to pass underneath. These deer are voracilus when
> they get their horns tangled and the Beverages are usually toast when
> they are done wit them. The metal fence posts are very sturdy and stable.
>
>
> On 4/13/2017 9:58 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> > Why don't you nail or screw a cross piece of needed length to the top
> > of each post, and screw a threaded porcelain standoff insulator so it
> > sticks up on each end. You can find them at hamfests. They are
> > usually white porcelain cylinders with tapped holes on each end.
> > Since it is only for receiving there might be an even easier hardware
> > fix. You could probably transmit with my construction.
> >
> > Rob
> > K5UJ
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