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To: "DeVinneys" <devinney@vtc.net>, <towertalk@contesting.com>
Subject: [TowerTalk] Wooden tower
From: Jack <K4WSB@arrl.net>
Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 09:19:39 -0500
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In 1959 when I was innocent and a new ham (13 years old and broke), I constructed the mast that was in the handbook. Made out of 2x4's and carriage bolts. I used it for one end of a dipole. Worked good and I still have a picture of it. If memory serves me, my neighbor (now K5RC) also used it as a support for his dipole.

At 05:34 PM 2/24/04 -0700, DeVinneys wrote:
I remember an ARRL antenna book about 30 years ago had plans for a wooden
tower made out of 1X2's. I never tried it because the 1X2's we get in AZ and
NM would make it look like a corkscrew. Think I'll wait a few years on the
poly tower to see how it holds up to sunlight!KA5W

Jack Hartley K4WSB ARRL - QCWA - OOTC DXCC Honor Roll http://www.ultimatehat.com 10% discount to fellow Hams Put your call on the order

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