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Hitech
| | Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 2:08 pm: | 
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Hi, Would three 10 foot sections of mast from Radio Shack hold the Imax2000? I will use guyed wires at the mid point and also at the top. Thanks Nick |
Kb5lpa
| | Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 7:44 pm: |
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IMHO, even though an IMAX 2000 is not very heavy,I would not use 3 sections for my mast. Go to a Lowes Homecenter and buy a 30 ft. tv mast and use that. I tried the 3 section thing one time with a 2 meter antenna. Shall we say, never again??!! (Even with guy wires you are still using the same size of mast top to bottom. Need a sturdier bottom section.)
Just my opinion.
73 de KB5LPA
P.S. I helped install an IMAX 2000 today(3-23) on a 40 ft. mast. Even with guys, he still has some sway and that is with a "telescoped" mast. |
Hitech
| | Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 9:38 pm: |
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HI, thanks for the response I will check Lowe's, just trying to think how I would get this pipe home. Also I noticed RS sells a 36 foot Telescopic mask, three sections. What do you think about something like that? Nick |
Tech808
| | Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2003 - 9:59 pm: |
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Hitech,
The 36' Telescopic Mast would be your best bet and it has the Guy wire rings on it also.
Lon
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Crafter
| | Posted on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 2:50 am: |
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Yea, use the telescopic mast "push-up" works better. Mine has four sections and I dont use guy wires with my antron But its anchored good. |
Kb5lpa
| | Posted on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 10:22 am: |
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I agree, the Radio Shack pole is a good investment. Believe it or not, in my previous location, I hauled that particular mast home in a Chevy Corsica. Folded the back seats down, put the smaller section all the way to the front of the car, and had about 3 feet hanging out the back. The collapsed length is not all that big.
Tie a red rag(shop cloth) on the end and away you go. Guy it as suggested and you will have a good working set up.
73 de KB5LPA |
2ir473
| | Posted on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 7:09 pm: |
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I just grabbed up the last two 36' telescopic masts at a nearby Radio Shack.
I've heard RS is not going to continue to stock these, but don't know for a fact.
I am planning on putting an Imax 2000 on top of one of the masts, and a Maco M-103 3 element beam atop the other.
I thought it might be a good idea to pour a footer of concrete for the mast to sit on, so the masts don't sink into the ground.
Both the 19' and 36' RS masts compact down to 10' length for transporting them home. |
Stepchild
| | Posted on Monday, March 24, 2003 - 7:52 pm: |
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Hitech,I've used a push-up pole from RS for about 7-8yrs now and never had any trouble.I've got a 30ft with a 10ft piece from a 40ft on the bottom.As far as guy wires I don't use wire insted I use nylon string about the size of a #10 power wire.I used wire once and picked up a lot of ground noise and static.Good luck 73's Stepchild |
Crafter
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 - 1:41 pm: |
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You can drive a piece of pipe in the ground and slip the push-up over it also instead of concrete that way you can move it if need be. What I use is a piece of plate steel on the ground with a torched hole in the center and a piece of pipe driven in the ground a couple of feet and about 6 inches above the plate then I set my pole on it. Comes in handy when mowing! |
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