TopBand: TEMP. BEV ANTENNA SUPPORTS

[BILL MCHUGH]

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I had occasion to erect a temporary Beverage 550 ft long using 5 gallon
pails filled with concrete and stones for support.  Masts were 5 ft
posts with 5 ft hockey stick ends on top, electric fence insulators and
galvalum fence wire.
To make a long story short, we had a monster wind recently and in spite
of over 100 lbs on each base the whole thing came down.  Most
disappointing!  I guess fence posts pounded into the ground each fall
and removed each spring are still best.  Just thought that hitting my
"tipover" supports with a snowmobile would be less damaging to the
operator than hitting a steel fence post!

Bill VE3CSK



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