[TowerTalk] Looking for good source of 20 ft mast

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 9/15/2015 12:37 AM, Jim Thomson wrote:
>
> # A  2.875  or 3 inch OD cm mast with just a .25 wall is one helluva lot stronger
> vs a 2 inch mast with a .375 wall......yet they all weigh the same....and cost the same !
> You can see all of that on the arrl mast software at a glance.  Huge difference in strength.
>

All quite true.  One possible argument in favor of a 2 inch mast
has to do with stiffness.  The large diameter mast will be
considerably stiffer, and will not provide as much "shock absorber"
function to protect the tower and/or rotator.  Just
playing devil's advocate.

Rick
N6RK