[TowerTalk] Alum Masts

[k2qmf@juno.com]

I was thinking of a Heights aluminum 60 foot crank-up tower!

Specifications look great!  Are you saying "Stay Away"??

73,  Ted  K2QMF
 
On Thu, 10 Jan 2002 15:17:21 -0500 "Bill Hider \(N3RR\)" <n3rr@erols.com>
writes:
> 
> As we have all heard me (and others) say before,
> the only thing made of aluminum that you should put in the air is 
> an
> antenna.
> 
> Masts, towers, bolts, nuts, lock washers "in the air" need to be 
> steel.
> 
> Bill, N3RR
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Thomas Beltran
> Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:03 PM
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Alum Masts
> 
> 
> 
> This discussion of Masts is quite timely for me.  I was planning on 
> using
> schedule 80 Aluminum pipe for a TH-3MKIII and perhaps a rotatable 
> dipole for
> 17.  Should I consider one of HRO's steel masts?  Tom W6EIJ
> 
> 
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