[TowerTalk] Tree mounting yagi

[Dave LaBat]

Steve,

Any guidelines for using trees?

I have a cabin I use at about 7000' el with a clear North 180 degree shot of 
the ridgetop, there are too many trees to get much up, I am planning on 
hauling my 2 el Steppir up to around 35' BETWEEN two trees. I will use a 
tagline for "rotation". Since I can't get to the tops of these pine trees, I 
think this is my best option.

Any ideas, comments, things to watch for?

Dave NT6AA


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <K7LXC at aol.com>
To: <towertalk at contesting.com>; <brian at scallydesign.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 8:30 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Internet Antenna Elevation


>
> In a message dated 1/21/2007 2:19:09 P.M. Central America Standard T,
> towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:
>
>>  My question
> As no one is suggesting anything other than a  roof guyed pole, what 
> material
> should it be made out of?
>
>>   Aluminum?
> Glass fiber?
> Steel Tubing?
> Could I get way with water  pipe?
>
>    I did like the tree mounting option. I've  installed a bunch of yagis
> including 2L 40M beams in trees and they work like  gangbusters. You might 
> have a
> problem with tree movement if you use a dish but  no problems with a yagi.
>
>    How about a roof mounted tower ala' GME with a  pipe mast sticking up 
> to
> give you more height?
>
>    Using the aforementioned materials for a pipe  mast is kind of
> problematic. They'll need to be guyed before you get up too  high; you 
> might as well go
> with a real tower.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve      K7LXC
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