[UK-CONTEST] Stub mast

[Colin]

John,

SMC still use lots of 2 inch thick walled (7 gauge) aluminium masting 
for their military spec masts.   5 or 6 metre lengths.   Better still if 
you can persuade Aalco in Leeds to let you have an offcut! Tel: 0113 276 
3300.

SMC use the Southampton depot.

73

Colin, G3PSM

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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Muzyka" <g4rcg at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 2:06 PM
> Subject: [UK-CONTEST] Stub mast
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>> Not in the present threads but a question which I am sure will get me a 
>> few replies,
>>  What do most people use on here for stub masts that come out of the 
>> rotator to carry the antennas ????
>>  I use 2" (which is not 2" at all) steel scaffold pole about 5' then put 
>> one of those tubing sleeves (with a load of nut and bolts on each side, I 
>> have these strengthed by welding a metal strip both sides top to bottom) 
>> the put in 2" (which is not 2") Aluminium scaffold pole about 10' to then 
>> mount my other warc beam above the 2 element 40/30m beam (with a 2/70 
>> co-linear on the top)
>>  With the wx getting more and more stormy as the years go on I want to 
>> make sure I dont get another stub bending or snapping (I have one bend the 
>> steel pipe in two about 2 years ago)
>>  So what do other people use ???
>>  Cheers
>>  John G4RCG
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