[TowerTalk] wind + inadequate mast = serious tangle of aluminum

[Don Havlicek]

Then, again, the mast might have been some of that 'el cheapo' steel
masting that is found at Radio Scrap and Home Depot, etc.... thin wall,
but looks nice.
Don
N8DE


Jim Spears wrote:
> 
> passed by a local ham's location yesterday.  he/she had recently installed a
> 4 element 15 meter beam atop a 3 element 10.  the mast looked a bit thin
> from the street but, who knows, maybe it was heavier and stronger than it
> looked.
> 
> in any event, we had pretty good wind over the weekend.  now the mast is
> buckled and the two beams look like a bowl of sphagetti but 50' in the air.
> 
> woe is him/her
> 
> jim
> N1NK
> 
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