[TowerTalk] Broken masts

[K7LXC at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/6/2010 12:01:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
towertalk-request at contesting.com writes:

>  A friend recommended the 20 foot steel 0.25 mast. He  said that if I 
nested 
about 7 feet or so in the tower and kept the rotor  lower it would add 
strength to my setup. I don't want to scrimp on the  mast.


    Well, you're missing 2 important parameters. What  is the SAE 
designation of the mast (1026, A520, etc.) and what is the yield  strength? Knowing 
that, THEN you can make an intelligent decision. 
 
Cheers,
Steve     K7LXC
TOWER TECH