[UK-CONTEST] Fibreglass Mast

[David Ferrington, M0XDF]

Or a couple of self-tapping screws, one on each side - no need to drill them out :-)
Pick black ones and you wont even see them.
73 de M0XDF

On 2 May 2011, at 10:21, Peter Hobbs wrote:

> A couple of pop rivets before taping, etc. have worked for me in the 
> past and can easily be drilled out when needed.
> 
> 73, Peter G3LET
> 
> Clive GM3POI wrote:
> 
>> Either fibre glass resin or try a couple of hose clamps next to each 
>> other. That has worked here, the other thing is avoid having to guys too 
>> tight. 73 Clive GM3POI
>> On 02/05/2011 08:03, Dave Lawley wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> I'm currently using a mast of about 38ft to support a doublet. Most of
>>> the mast is made of a telescopic fibreglass mast bought on eBay. I
>>> removed the top two sections as they are very flimsy, and attached light
>>> wires and 300ohm feeder to the top with cable ties, making a lightweight
>>> structure.
>>> 
>>> Each joint in the mast was pulled out to a tight fit, then taped and
>>> finally a cable tie installed over the top. It is guyed at the top and
>>> middle.
>>> 
>>> However, in the strong winds of the weekend a couple of sections have
>>> telescoped and I now only have a 30ft mast for entry in this evening's
>>> 80m CC contest! This was mainly due I think to wind pressure on the
>>> wires and guys applying a strong compressive force on the mast.
>>> 
>>> My question to UK-contest is what is the best way of fixing the
>>> sections? I'm not too bothered about being able to telescope the
>>> sections again so I could glue it, what type do you recommend or
>>> alternatively would it work to use rivets to fix the joints? Any other
>>> suggestions gratefully received.
>>> 
>>> 73, Dave G4BUO
>>> ======