[TowerTalk] Raising TV mast

[Fred Roberts]

Rod-

Our local club has used "top rail", made for fences.  You are probably
familiar with a chain link fence - the bar running across the top of the
fence is called "top rail".  Residential fences use something like
1-1/2" top rail, but this stuff is also available in up to 3" diameter
and in 22-ft and 24-ft lengths.  We put up a 40-ft (2 nested section)
mast for Field Day each year - and we guy it near the top of each
section.  This stuff is galvanized - much heavier and much more durable
than RS TV mast material.  As I recall it was $22-25 per length.

Years ago, I raised a 40' mast of RS sections, but had a gabby,
inattentive guy on one of the guy lines which resulted in a bent section
and putting up a 30' mast instead.  By the way, with the RS stuff, I
think 30' is about as high as I would go.

Hope this helps.

73-
Fred, W6TKV
Rod Elliott wrote:
> 
> I'd love to be worrying about raising a TV mast. Problem is, I can't find
> it to buy anymore, at least not here in Canada. Radio Shack still has it in
> their catalog, but none of the stores I've asked (about six) have it in
> stock, and they all say it can't be ordered anymore.
> 
> Anybody know of an alternative source for TV mast (maybe even one that
> makes it out of better steel than RS )?
> 
> BTW, one guy can easily walk up a 30-footer, provided something or body is
> holding the base in place.
> 
> tnx + 73
> Rod Elliott VE3UW / VE3IRF
> 
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