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Re: [TowerTalk] Small mast design - comments?

To: Ross Tucker <rjtucke@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Small mast design - comments?
From: Haring family <dcharing@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:37:02 -0500
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I'd be tempted  to try the mil aluminum in roughly 40" lengths which were
used to hold up camp. Cheap.

On Thu, Nov 12, 2020, 16:56 Ross Tucker <rjtucke@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you everybody for your help! Following the advice given so far, my
> design is currently as follows:
>
> The lower section of mast is 12' of 6061 aluminum, 2" diameter, 1/4" wall
> thickness. This will be resting on a base stand (with some rocks piled on
> it for good measure) at the bottom, and be attached to the wall of the RV
> with 3"-wall standoff brackets at 2' up and 7' up.
>
> The upper section of mast is 12' of 6061 aluminum, 1-1/2" diameter, 1/8"
> wall thickness. _IF_ by some miracle, it happens to telescope, that's
> great, but my assumption is that I will bolt this side-by-side to the lower
> mast at three places, using #6 SS bolts (4" long). Just below each antenna,
> we will attach guys running forward and back along the RV.
>
> Am I missing anything important?
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