Howie,
That's schedule 80 pipe dimensions, not tube. I'm going to vote against any
exotic alloy. Check the wall thickness carefully; if it's close to 0.200,
it's pipe.
73,
geo - n4ua
On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:18 PM, Howard Hoyt <hhoyt@mebtel.net> wrote:
> TTalkians,
>
> I have a 20' long steel mast (looks like chrome moly) with 0.25" walls,
> which until today I assumed was 2" in diameter. I had taken it down from
> the tower where it was in service, so at the time I assumed (!!!!) it was
> made to be a mast. Today I tried a 2" DX Engineering mast clamp on it and
> it was loose. I did what I should have done a long time ago and measured
> the mast with dial calipers, and found the actual diameter is 1.903"...!!
>
> As a result I have queries for all you experts:
> 1) What do I have?
> 2) What is the best clamping gear available for that mast size?
>
> Thanks all for sharing your expertise and have a great holiday weekend!
>
> Howie - WA4PSC
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