Maybe so, but "break" it in half and have one end swaged <spelling?> to insert into the other. In fact, isn't that what DB and the other antenna manufacturers do anyway?
Just thinking out loud... Mark - N9WYS -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] On Behalf Of Dave Gomberg Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 10:55 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Repeater-Builder] Reasonably low wind load antenna The shipping on a 20 foot long piece will be awful. You need a local source. In the Bay Area, there is a non-ferrous metal store at Davis and Doolittle in San Leandro. I got a piece of heavy wall 2.25" Al there. Wasn't cheap, but wasn't too bad either ($75?). At 15:11 6/24/2008, n9wys wrote: >Doesn't Texas Towers and other such vendors sell heavy-duty aluminum mast >tubing? Why not try there? > >Mark - N9WYS
