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May 14th 08, 04:00 AM
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will it work?
"rb" wrote in message ... Thinking of putting a vertical up. I'd go from 2" pvc, to 1", to 1/2" , in twenty foot lengths. Will this thing support itself OK? Seems like it might physically work OK. Been there tried that- It won't work. I tried sched 40 plumbing PVC and the gray PVC sched 40 (electrical). Pvc is ok for a 2-meter quad - but use alum or steel mast, you may try the top-post they use for chain-link fences - I think you can get it in 20-ft lengths. |
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May 14th 08, 03:26 PM
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will it work?
"Hal Rosser" wrote in message . .. "rb" wrote in message ... Thinking of putting a vertical up. I'd go from 2" pvc, to 1", to 1/2" , in twenty foot lengths. Will this thing support itself OK? Seems like it might physically work OK. Been there tried that- It won't work. I tried sched 40 plumbing PVC and the gray PVC sched 40 (electrical). Pvc is ok for a 2-meter quad - but use alum or steel mast, you may try the top-post they use for chain-link fences - I think you can get it in 20-ft lengths. I don't recommend that, either. It is heavy and bends easily. The radio shack TV antenna mast works better. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. 73, John |
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May 15th 08, 01:41 AM
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will it work?
"John KD5YI" wrote in message news:sECWj.3663$lj.2181@trnddc01... "Hal Rosser" wrote in message . .. "rb" wrote in message ... Thinking of putting a vertical up. I'd go from 2" pvc, to 1", to 1/2" , in twenty foot lengths. Will this thing support itself OK? Seems like it might physically work OK. Been there tried that- It won't work. I tried sched 40 plumbing PVC and the gray PVC sched 40 (electrical). Pvc is ok for a 2-meter quad - but use alum or steel mast, you may try the top-post they use for chain-link fences - I think you can get it in 20-ft lengths. I don't recommend that, either. It is heavy and bends easily. The radio shack TV antenna mast works better. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news. I have used the chain-link-fence-Top-Post and it worked fine. It was available in 20-ft sections when I tried it. Its made of Galvanized steel - thinner than sched 40 but stiff enough for a mast for small antenna. |
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