Topband: CHEAP BEVERAGE ANTENNA SUPPORTS

[Brad Rehm]

"Ever consider for Beverage antenna supports the 2"
permanently-installed vacuum cleaner line available at Home Depot
and others?  It is grey poly-something, a perfect fit over "T" fence
posts, comes in 10 ft lengths and is inexpensive (about $3 a
length).

Bill, VE3CSK"


A good idea.  I used 1 1/4" PVC pipe from Home Depot.  It fits snugly
over the 6' 6" T-posts.  I gave it two coats of black outdoor latex
paint to keep it fresh under the UV.  Also drilled a small hole about
6" below the top of each post so that I could insert a pin to keep the
pipe from sliding down the T-post.  The "pins" were pieces of #4
copper wire left over from the radial/ground system around the tower.

Brad, KV5V
Jarrell, TX