W8TAH wrote:
"I am wondering about an alternative material. Such as thick wall
electrical conduit (AKA EMP)"
Forget the electrical conduit and fence posts. Go to your plumbing
supply store and get a piece of 1 1/2" Schedule 40 steel water pipe.
Make sure it has an outer diameter of 1.90", which makes it just about
right for a so-called "2 inch mast". The standard length is 21 feet.
Bought a length a few years ago for about $75.
Put the tribander no more than a few inches above the top of the tower.
The 6 meter and 2 meter beams can be a few feet above that.
I think you are asking for trouble coupling together several sections of
pipe to achieve your goal of having the rotator be ground-accessible.
73,
Steve, N2IC
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