Topband: Looking for ideas for ground mounted vertical mounitng scheme (base insulator especially)

[w2pm at aol.com]

----Original Message-----
From: Missouri Guy <n0tt1 at juno.com>
To: Topband at contesting.com
Sent: Mon, Jul 20, 2009 3:49 pm
Subject: Re: Topband: Looking for ideas for ground mounted vertical 
mounitng scheme (base insulator especially)

> I would opt for a treated wooden post about US size 4 x 4 inches x 8
> ft
> long, and use standard UV resistant plastic piping or electrical
> components to provide further insulation.

> Also, when
> the hole is dug and the posts are spaced and vertically plumbed,
> consider
> backfilling the hole with premixed concrete in a sack.  One of the
> commercial brands is "Sackcrete".  There is no need to mix
> it up with water, as Mother Nature will wet it in place when it
> rains.

Good idea on using posts...readily available.  On the concrete
mix, I've had good luck using just FINE sand, washed in with water.
Using fine sand with water will fill every void and tightly lock the 
post
in

W2PM Replies:

DX Engineering sells well made  insulated standoffs with metal braces 
for various mast sizes which can be bolted onto pressure treated wood 
posts. They are also inexpensive.