Re: [digitalradio] Re: Ideas for posts/masts ?

2005-09-11 Thread Ralph Mowery
> > Can you say more about PVC masts, or point to an > article on the subject? > I had just never thought of using PVC for masts on > the assumption that > it would be too flexible to use. > > > If you do use the pvc, look in the electrical section of the store at the grey plastic conduit. It

[digitalradio] Re: Ideas for posts/masts ?

2005-09-11 Thread jhaynesatalumni
--- In digitalradio@yahoogroups.com, "Andrew J. O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I could make masting from various telescoping sizes of PVC pipe (I've done that before) but I wonder if anyone has other ideas , short of spending lots of $$$ on the expensive masting one sees advertised in amate

Re: [digitalradio] Ideas for posts/masts ?

2005-09-11 Thread Danny Douglas
Yep, spray paint. I cant even build 2x4 masts for that price, and thats what is mainly being built to hold my 160 meter horizontal loop (hopelfully to be up before winter sets in.) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.10

Re: [digitalradio] Ideas for posts/masts ?

2005-09-11 Thread Harv Nelson
Hi Andy, I had a similar problem here.  The lot is only 40 feet wide and 120 feet deep.  A local friend with some welding tools put together a 40 foot "flagpole" for me.  Its made of heavy gauge aluminum irrigation pipe (I think) in two sections.  Cost was about $250 ... including 8  - 50 pound

[digitalradio] Ideas for posts/masts ?

2005-09-11 Thread Andrew J. O'Brien
Will Autumn approaching I am planning to install a 40 meter loop antenna at my QTH.  The QTH that I moved to a year ago is a small lot, but has enough room in the back yard for essentially four lengths of 35 foot antenna wire.  I want to get the antenna up about 30 feet but unfortunately I

[digitalradio] MixW & OLIVIA

2005-09-11 Thread rich
The Olivia module for MixW is being beta tested as we speak. It will be released "very soon"a week or so. So says the beta tester I had a QSO with earlier this a.m. 73 Rich K2TFT Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ~--> Get fast access to your favorit