[TowerTalk] Weight of mast material

[Pete Smith]

At 11:47 PM 1/20/04 -0500, Jim White, K4OJ wrote:
>Our moderator has spoken before about an additional element you must 
>consider regarding long masts... it is the dreaded:
>
>
>Pucker Factor
>
>
>This is when you are at the top of the tower juggling a behemoth mast and 
>it decides it wants to go in a direction other than the one you are 
>desirous of it attaining.
>
>It is at this moment that your mind immediately recollects your high 
>school physics class and the wisdom of Archimedes...
>
>When weight (chrome moly masting) that is at the end of a long lever (the 
>mast) - it is incredible how it can get so heavy SOOOO FAST!
>
>As that weight's force vector takes on more of sideways component you atop 
>the tower tend to understand just what the
>
>Pucker Factor
>
>Is all about...


 From the Unabashed Plug department, the upcoming issue of the PVRC 
Newsletter will include an article by K4ZA describing a uniquely clever 
solution to reducing the pucker when doing this job.  It will be available 
February 1 on the web site at www.pvrc.org -- scroll down to the "News" 
section for the link.

73, Pete N4ZR
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