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Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical insulated base material question

To: RLVZ@aol.com
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Vertical insulated base material question
From: Lew Sayre <lew@dsl-only.net>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2017 18:33:28 -0800
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Yo,
    Google "K7EM 80M"  and see how Steve did it. A very nice installation.
73 and I remain,
   Lew    w7ew

On Tue, Feb 7, 2017 at 1:31 PM, RLVZ--- via TowerTalk <
towertalk@contesting.com> wrote:

> Hi Guys,
>
> I'm building an 80m. 1/4 Vertical using a tapered Aluminum 32' tower  at
> the base and telescoping aluminum tubing on the top to achieve a 67'
> length.
> It will be lightweight and probably self-supporting up  to 40-50mph but for
> safety I'll guy the tower at the 30' level with  non-conductive guy lines.
>
> I'd like this to be an "insulated base" tower and am wondering if I could
> attach the base of the tower to treated 4"x4" wooden posts in cement and
> achieve  sufficient RF insulation from ground?  I plan to use stainless
> steel
> bolts to attach the base of the tower to the 4" treated wooden posts.
> Please advise if you have any first hand experience using wood or treated
> wood
> as the insulated base of a Vertical?  Or if no first hand experience, do
> you believe wood will give adequate RF isolation from earth?
>
> Thanks & 73,
>
> Dick- K9OM
>
>
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