[TowerTalk] Pole Mount for Beam Antenna

[Bill Turner]

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On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 14:24:27 -0400, Garry <g.drummond at verizon.net>
 wrote:

>Does anyone have any suggestions of what to use to mount a beam on a 
>wooden pole where you can raise and lower the antenna? 

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I'm sure it could be done if you really wanted to, but wooden poles
are passe for a very good reason: They don't last and require a lot of
maintenance while they are up. One possible exception is a
fully-creosoted telephone pole but they have disadvantages too. 

For ham use, metal is the way to go. 

Bill W6WRT