I have 2 [ea] 10' interlocking sections of top rail holding up my MFJ
Active and one end of my random wire and my Davis anemometer.

I used a steel can and 2 [ea] hose clamps at the joint. I have a Rat
Shack spike-plate base and a wall clamp about 8' up. The pipe is
grounded with a copper clad ground rod driven into the damp earth
about a foot from the base plate.

On 6 Dec 2003 20:57:31 -0800, (RHF) wrote:

SS,

NOT A GOOD IDEA [.]

Read these two Messages on the SWL Antennas and
AM & FM Antennas eGroup on YAHOO!

TOP RAIL - As an Antenna Support Structure - Building Material
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...enna/message/3

TOP RAIL as a "Free Standing" Antenna Support
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SWL-AM...na/message/201


iane ~ RHF
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= = = (Steven Swift)
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It turns out that I don't have any decent supports for a good
long wire antenna on my property. I do have access to lots of
old iron water pipe.

I was thinking that I could build a support by screwing together
10ft lengths of this galvanized iron pipe. Start with 1-1/2inch
on the ground, use reducing couplers until I am down to 1/2inch
at the top. Seems pretty strong and stiff. The wire load would
be pretty minimal (we don't get ice storms very often). I could
get 30-50ft really easily.

Has anyone done this?

TIA,

Steve

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