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Old September 26th 11, 02:28 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
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Default Back yard tower advice??/

On Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:24:01 -0500, Jeffrey Angus wrote:

On 9/25/2011 4:11 PM, dave wrote:
I would [hah!] try to avoid using lumber. Have you ever played with
Unistrut?


Figures.

Several commercial tower sites I used to service used wooden cross
supports between telephone poles. The antennas were bolted directly to
the wood cross pieces.

And no, there was no grounding straps/bonds across the supports. The
only grounds the antennas saw was the "ground window" going into the
building.

Jeff


I'm not sure I'd want to hang a TVRO dish on one. Have you ever been on
the upper levels inside the Post Office building on Mt. Wilson?