"dada" wrote in message
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Hi.
I have been thinking of making an antenna support (for center of dipole,
support of Jpole, etc)
Was thinking of using 3 4x4 pressure treated lumber 12 foot lengths.
Put them in cement 4 inces aprt (cement will be approx 4x4x4 feet.
Put 3 vertical 4x4 into cement about 2 feet.
At top of 4x4, create a pivot point, and add 2 4x4s between the other 3.
Add another at the top between the two, overlapping the 3 and 2 and 2
and 1 4x4 by about 2 feet.
Using 12 foot 4x4 that would give me about 30 feet.
Will this work ? Would it stand without guying ?
I plan to make this a tilt over at the top of the lower 3 4x4s, maybe
extending the
next tier of 2 4x4s with somthing on their bottoms to give more leverage
for raising.
Am I nuts ? (well.... I already know the anser to that... but will this
work ?
Thanks & 73
Jow, WB2JQT, Newark Valley, NY
IF you find an older ARRL Antenna handbook, they routinely showed the
construction of a 30 to 40 foot center support
for an inverted "V" using 2x4 dimensional lumber, and base and guy wires.
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