[TowerTalk] Nonconductive towers

[Bob Nielsen]

On Fri, Nov 21, 2003 at 01:02:28PM -0500, K7LXC at aol.com wrote:

>     I think the biggest problem is the lack of suitable antenna/mast/rotator 
> mounting hardware. After all, wooden utility poles are loaded like crazy with 
> lots of crossarms, wires, transformers, etc. so some ham stuff wouldn't be a 
> stretch.
> 
>     If you were so inclined, you could design a suitable fixture for the 
> array yourself and then get it built by a local fabricator or welding shop. I'd 
> probably opt for something that's one-piece to eliminate any potential alignment 
> problems.
> 
>     A simple way to accomplish this whole thing is to use some 25 or 45G 
> hardware. Lots of configuration options and all you have to do is figure out how 
> to attach it to the pole; one way would be to just drop the tower sections over 
> the top of the pole. Gary, NI6T, has such an arrangement in a big tree at his 
> place. 
> 

Back in the early 1950s (when I was much younger,) I visited Steve,
K6EWL, and saw the power pole that his father Charlie (W6CN?) had
installed.  I believe it had a steel track along the side with the
rotator and yagi mounted to a platform which could be lowered for
adjustments. Possibly one of the Glen Martin hazers could be mounted to
a pole in a similar manner.

73,
Bob N7XY