[TowerTalk] Mounting 4 square verticals

[Dick Green WC1M]

I don't think you need to bother with insulation. I've had no problems over
the past 8 years with my 40m 4-square which has aluminum tubing mounted to
pressure-treated 4x4s with plumbing clamps. Each element is 6"-12" off  the
ground. We get plenty of rain and snow here. Often in the winter the bottom
couple of feet of each element is embedded in snow. No detectable difference
in performance.

73, Dick WC1M

> -----Original Message-----
> From: douglas.snowden at med.va.gov [mailto:douglas.snowden at med.va.gov] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 4:02 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Mounting 4 square verticals
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> I am going to be making a trip to the irrigation tubing 
> supplier in a couple of days. Plan on buying several pieces 
> for a 40m 4 square.  I don't have the ambition for a 80m 4 
> square yet.  My question is:  If I put the pipe on 4X4 
> pressure treated 
> posts, do I need to worry about insulating them?  I would 
> guess I would have them 
> a foot off the ground.  Or if I elevated them 6 ft or so 
> would that make a difference?
> 
> I have put verticals up in the past, and was ignorant of any 
> path to ground though the wood I used. I see on the "net" a 
> few pictures of insulated 80 verticals. 
> 
> 
> Doug N4IJ
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