The carbon fiber masts offered by Gigaparts looks really great but they’ve doubled in price over the past year. I think Jason at Ham Radio 2.0 has a YT video on them.
JP Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 31, 2022, at 10:45 AM, Neal Naumann via BVARC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I would plead Ingorance to permits. I grew up in "the country " . I never > heard of getting a permit to do stuff. I just do it. > > Are you saying I need a permit to put up a TV antenna? I imagine I will look > for direction if that is the case. But not until it seems to really matter. > > Neal N5EN > > > > Get Outlook for Android > From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN > via BVARC <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 10:17:26 AM > To: Neal Naumann via BVARC <[email protected]> > Cc: Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers > > Did you permit the project to erect a tower and antenna? > >> On 3/31/2022 9:41 AM, Neal Naumann via BVARC wrote: >> A TV antenna is permitted by law (which was drafted by the advertisers >> running ads on the over the air television stations). My Hygain TH-3JRS is >> is TV antenna. 33 feet is a height I require for good reception. >> >> A flagpole is permitted by law. If you choose to run a wire to it is your >> choice. >> >> 73, >> >> Neal N5EN >> >> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Jeff Greer via BVARC >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022, 9:16 AM >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> Cc: Jeff Greer <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [BVARC] masts & towers >> >> Well, my CC&Rs are not vague - they say explicitly no antennas unless we're >> required to allow the antenna by law. Having said that, I already have an >> antenna for HF. There will be one for VHF and UHF. The question is about >> how to build it... >> >> I think I've settled on doing the tetherball base. Now I just need to >> figure out if it will be a push up mast, a crank up mast, a tilt over mast, >> or some combination, and I need to figure out what to make it out of... >> Lighter is better, I think, as it'll be less likely to cause damage should >> it ever blow over (or get knocked over). I may put this thing between my >> house and the neighbor's house, and I don't want it breaking stuff. I was >> looking at carbon fiber telescoping masts last night, and that may be a good >> option. They're pricey, which I'm not thrilled about, but they are >> supposedly stronger/stiffer than aluminum. >> >> -j >> >> From: Neal Naumann <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 7:05 AM >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> Cc: Jeff Greer <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: masts & towers >> >> If you attend any area Hamfest with an ARRL forum, John Stratton N5AUS (ARRL >> board member and civil trial attorney) will tell you that an HOA is no >> excuse for putting up an antenna. He can feed you ammunition if there is an >> issue with your HOA. >> >> My HOA has a vague statement about antennas 10 ft higher than the highest >> point on my house. With that in mind and a "it's better to ask forgiveness >> than permission " attitude, for the past 20 years I have had antennas up to >> 20 ft in height attached yp my chimney. This past year I got tired of >> dealing with my extension ladder and put four sections of Motorola/ Rohn 35 >> in the ground about 6 feet. So that's about 34 feet above ground. I >> recently came across a good deal on a Hygain TH-3JRS and I also have a 4 >> element 2 meter beam side mounted. >> >> I have never received a complaint... except for grass growing in the >> sidewalk cracks. >> >> I also converted my 10 meter 5/8 wave Siro Toronado to a 30 meters and it's >> mounted on a 10 ft pole, so that's also about 35' to the top. My 12 meter >> diy vertical is also at about 30 feet. I'm working on a 60 meter vertical >> that will use an insulated push-up pole that will be about 43' high. >> >> According to N5AUS, all property owners in the United States are guaranteed >> the right to display Ol' Glory. That flag pole can be 33 feet tall and have >> coax attached. >> >> I hate stupid rules and enjoy pushing the limits. Some people drive the >> speed limit - I never have. >> >> For those that say "don't buy a house in a HOA" - I challenge you to >> purchase a (decent and reasonably priced) house in the Houston area, in an >> acceptable school district, and close to work, that's not in an HOA. >> >> 73, >> >> Neal N5EN >> >> >> >> From: BVARC <[email protected]> on behalf of Jeff Greer via BVARC >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2022, 3:02 PM >> To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> >> Cc: Jeff Greer <[email protected]> >> Subject: [BVARC] masts & towers >> >> Hi, BVARC! >> >> I'm curious as to what others are doing for masts/towers. I'm in an HOA >> ("no antennas") with a tiny little yard. Nobody has complained so far about >> my homebrew "DX Commander" style fan vertical, which looks like a 31' >> jackite pole (because that's pretty much what it is, with some 3d-printed >> wire spreaders). I was holding that up w/ a 5' piece of 3/4 copper water >> pipe driven halfway into the ground. Worked for several months, but the >> wind finally bent the pipe. I have some 5' electrical conduit that looks a >> little tougher, but I may resort to guying. The metal inside the bottom of >> the fiberglass pole, I suspect, interferes with my 10m element, anyway... >> >> I'm also wanting to put my Ed Fong DBJ-1 (which looks like a 5' PVC pipe) up >> with the feedpoint 25-30'. I picked up a couple of old tires, and I'm >> thinking of filling one with concrete (think tetherball pole) and mounting a >> couple of pieces of angle iron in the concrete, so I can drill holes, put >> some sort of mast between them, and make a "tilt over" base/hinge for the >> mast. Has anybody built a self-supporting (non-guyed) 30 foot mast out of, >> say, some sort of stock from Home Depot/Lowe's? The internet has lots of >> stories about using chain link fence top rail (10' sections), but most say >> that 2 of those (20') is all you join before it gets super wobbly. Would >> love to use some sort of square tube - maybe nesting sections - but not sure >> where to get 10' sections, and not sure aluminum would be strong enough or >> steel would be light enough... >> >> Anyway, that's where I am. I thought I'd float this out there to benefit >> from the experience of those who have been there and done that. Hope y'all >> can help me come up with something that will work while avoiding poor >> choices that could cause damage or hurt somebody. >> >> Thanks! >> >> -Jeff, W5JEF >> >> >> >> >> ________________________________________________ >> Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club >> >> BVARC mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> Publicly available archives are available here: >> https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > Publicly available archives are available here: > https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
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