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Subject: [TowerTalk] MAST
From: TOMK5RC@aol.com (TOMK5RC@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:20:42 -0400 (EDT)
Ken;

Your mast is seriously inadequate for the load you have on it. You should be
using very high strength (120,000 PSI) Chrome moly steel, 3/8" wall minimum.
At that, the 40M-4 should be no more than 10' above the top of the tower. I
fear you have a disaster in the making.

Tom, K5RC/7

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