[TowerTalk] Loran Tower

[D Calder]

http://www.n4zkf.com/files/Tower.jpg

Here is what happens. (the TV antenna in the foreground mounted to the
service drop isn't mine, it's my
idiot neighbor. It's 20 ft away it just doesn't look it in the pic)

If the A3S was mounted 2 inches above the tower instead of 2 feet, it
probably would have survived.
Doesn't matter, I don't use them anymore.

Dave n4zkf


-----Original Message-----
From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Don Tucker
Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2010 12:06 AM
To: Towertalk
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Loran Tower


I too used  an aluminum 2 inch 6061T6 20 foot .375 wall mast with a TH7 in 
Portland OR for years without a problem but do agree that a good steel mast 
like chromalloy is a better choice; I used it because it was available for 
the right price. I would not trust the aluminum with much wind load in 
sustained high winds like the coast where I now live.

Don W7WLL