pgnsucks
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I read the Wiki on the Tilt-Over Mast using 2" & 1 1/2" steel pipe to get a 40' working antenna mast.
I do not have the math or engineering skills however I found a 2" x 1" x 3/16th" twenty foot sections of Channel for at least half the cost of the lower section in the Wiki.
Then with a cantilever section of steel pipe probably 21' of 2" & an additional section 21' of 1 1/2" pipe bearing 3' into the lower 2" section. It seems the same height of 40' feet could be achieved.
Cutting the Steel Channel in half with 5' below ground for each half with the other 5' of both sides above ground. Using Flat steel as needed for strength is this a viable consideration?
I am not asking anyone to engineer or stake their legal opinion however what are member's opinions?
I really like the Wiki article as with a Winch added it makes the set-up safe. It also allows for raising and lowering the mast simpler for maintenance and addition or subtraction of an antenna much simpler.
Right now I am at 30' with a Diamond scanner antenna however the additional 10' that could easily be raised and lowered to the ground without guying sounds interesting. I would also like to leave open adding say a Dipole off a pulley mounted on the mast for future ham interests.
Again most members are much more experienced than I am and I am only asking for general opinions on whether you think this might work.
For clarity here is a link to the Tilt-Over mast on this sites Wiki;
Tilt-Over Mast - The RadioReference Wiki
I do not have the math or engineering skills however I found a 2" x 1" x 3/16th" twenty foot sections of Channel for at least half the cost of the lower section in the Wiki.
Then with a cantilever section of steel pipe probably 21' of 2" & an additional section 21' of 1 1/2" pipe bearing 3' into the lower 2" section. It seems the same height of 40' feet could be achieved.
Cutting the Steel Channel in half with 5' below ground for each half with the other 5' of both sides above ground. Using Flat steel as needed for strength is this a viable consideration?
I am not asking anyone to engineer or stake their legal opinion however what are member's opinions?
I really like the Wiki article as with a Winch added it makes the set-up safe. It also allows for raising and lowering the mast simpler for maintenance and addition or subtraction of an antenna much simpler.
Right now I am at 30' with a Diamond scanner antenna however the additional 10' that could easily be raised and lowered to the ground without guying sounds interesting. I would also like to leave open adding say a Dipole off a pulley mounted on the mast for future ham interests.
Again most members are much more experienced than I am and I am only asking for general opinions on whether you think this might work.
For clarity here is a link to the Tilt-Over mast on this sites Wiki;
Tilt-Over Mast - The RadioReference Wiki