[TowerTalk] Need push up mast

[Mickey Baker]

Marlon wrote:
>> It's why I buy them in lots of 5 :-).

That gave me an idea: Get together with a few of your friends with your
local ARC and split the freight! $150 sounds like a lot until you split it 5
or more ways!

We in South Florida have the luck of having a tenacious amateur radio dealer
in town that stocks these. Perhaps you can find someone near you.

Good luck and 73,

Mickey N4MB


On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:16 PM, Marlon K. Schafer (509-982-2181) <
ooe at odessaoffice.com> wrote:

> That sounds about right.  It's why I buy them in lots of 5 :-).
>
> Oh yeah, OTA TV viewing is on the rise.  Pretty fast I'm told.  Most large
> cities have a lot of channel choices and the image quality is oftem better
> than cable or sat. service.
> marlon
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tommy Alderman" <aldermant at windstream.net>
> To: "'Tower and HF antenna construction topics.'" <
> towertalk at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 7:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need push up mast
>
>
> I must have missed something? The cost of the 9H50 is ~$130, however if you
> look at the shipping information, it says it will only ship by truck!
> Shipping cost by truck to my QTH in south Georgia is $150.00! The fine
> print
> can get you?
>
> 73,
> Tom - W4BQF
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 8:23 PM
> To: Mark Robinson
> Cc: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need push up mast
>
> Check it out, on that link you sent Mark, they sell something I've
> never heard of before, some kind of special version of the H50, the
> 9H50, that collapses down to a length that UPS will take.  Could be an
> option for anyone who can't get one nearby in person.  Thanks for
> sending that--I never knew they made such a thing.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
> On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Mark Robinson <markrob at mindspring.com>
> wrote:
> > These guys stock them and if I needed one I could drive up there and pick
> it
> > up. The shipping is normally more than the cost of the mast. Your best
> bet
> > is to find one near to you and drive to and pick up yourself.
> >
> >
> > http://www.3starinc.com/rohn_telescopic_masts.html
> >
> >
> > Mark N1UK
> >
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Atkinson" <ranchorobbo at gmail.com
> >
> > To: <towertalk at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, 05 July, 2011 2:03 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Need push up mast
> >
> >
> >> Those push up masts can be tough to source now. The market for high
> >> up TV antennas has dwindled so the usual vendors no longer carry them.
> >> the problem is that they are too big for UPS and have to be shipped
> >> motor freight. That can cost as much or more than the mast. The 40
> >> and 50 footers are especially hard to find. A few years ago Lowe's
> >> had the 30 foot masts. Before you put up another one, investigate
> >> why the first one buckled. It sounds as if too much was unguyed with
> >> too much of a wind load on top. Just replacing it with a bigger one
> >> may not fix the problem. I'd start by hauling out the yellow pages
> >> and calling businesses like two-way radio stores (a.k.a. land mobile)
> >> installation businesses. I found two 50 footers on closeout a few
> >> years ago at a land mobile/CB place in Memphis, TN, bought them and
> >> hauled them home to Illinois in my car with the ends sticking out a
> >> foot beyond the bumper and a red flag on them. They were Tessos very
> >> well made. I paid $90 each with a $30 discount per mast. Back when
> >> they were retail, Burghardt had H50s but the freight cost was higher
> >> than the mast. Also, when they get trucked, they get thrown in the
> >> truck usually with no box or crate and the mast, which is not that
> >> thick a wall and prone to denting or bending, can get smashed to the
> >> point it won't extend when you get it, making it unuseable.
> >> Carefully inspect any you find to make sure they are not bent, or
> >> obviously damaged.
> >>
> >> 73
> >>
> >> Rob
> >> K5UJ
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