This ispermanently cross bolted through the wood with a large 10mm (just under half-inch) threaded bar which is the hinge. I did this and it missed me by a whisker. The earth electrode is 2.4m of 12.7mm copper clad steel This means that the pole has been hot dipped in zinc to help preserve it. But like Bob's antenna you need a flexible pole between the scaffy and the base of a decent 5/8 or 827 antenna. with rope. Most steel masts for aerial/sat are galvanised. The discone mast and patch panel are earthed via a Longer ropes stretch more and unless you do this with steel rope (nice idea actually for a permanent structure and a winch, perhaps all solid steel poles?) in your position I'd still go for the shed mount but with 2or3ft slid into a bit of gutter down spout set in concrete. I most commonly use these for loft aerial installations where there is no wind-loading on the aerial and aerial pole. Callum lives near Solihull with his wife (Wendy) and two children. Fit a longrope (like 30m / 100 feet or so) with a steel shackle to it so that itcan slide up and down this pulling-overassembly. You will probably be able to pull it vertical by hand once its say at 70 or 80 degrees. nailed to the fence rails to form a horizontal cable trough. To do need a larger mast is needed. If they are a bit long a bit can always be hack-sawed off the bottom of the pole. We wanted to make this a repeatable erection and therefore we used carabinas and colour coded each of the ropes for future use. If I need a 16 mast in I will order this in special for the job. concrete to accept the electrode which was driven in using at near to ground height; to be self supporting in winds to 50Km/h. I got the antenna guy to do mine with I think it was a 32mm ally pole - 2 scaff pole is way, way overkill for this job.

Theguy points for the middle and top sections are seated on three bolts that I drilled and tapped into the pole. Planning regulations vary from council to council. The pole is equi-potential bonded to the electrical installation earth. Depending on the type and height of a mast, it might not require wires because it's set in the ground using concrete, with a mounting plate, and/or anchors. This bracket is fabricated from half of an old scaffold link welded to the end. Have one or two team members hold the pole upright whilst those that are knot-minded can attach this vertically to the guying stakes. by Arby80 16 May 2012, 20:06, Post More questionable is how thick is the timber of your shed ? Even then I would try and use a 6 wall bracket and a straight mast if it fits as this would provide a stronger fixing. What is NVIS and why do you need a special aerial? The antenna mast is up for fewer than 28 days per year. I found that it was top-light at this stage so the team member thats pulling over may need toput his weight into getting the lowering started. an electric demolition hammer. The tornado is a copy of the antenna I use and so it should be a low noise antenna for the rx and with the radials it has a nice low angle of radiation. Fan Dipoles for Ham Radio Made Easy Overview How To, 40m Vertical Antenna Phased Array or Vertical Yagi? You will have a small spare section (1 metre) of stub mast that you can use temporarily to fit on top of the first section with a scaffold connector to slip the first guying point over. The tow-rope needs a backup so that when the fallingderrick is in the air, the mast lowered and the tow rope is lifted off the back of the car, the falling derrick doesnt just continue falling over. From the bottom: at the top of the lowerpole, one in the middle of the centre pole and then two for the top section spaced out at 1m from the bottom (3 feet) and same again at the top. The only time I would choose a steel mast would be for a satellite dish as this wobbles less and this would typically be in the form of a scaffold style pole. The post is 3.6m of 75x75x6mm galvanised RHS mild steel. Some people mistakenly call this arrangement a gin-pole tower however thats incorrect; the arrangement shown in the drawing is called a falling derrick. Owen Duffy 1995, 2021. (820Hz) at the end of the driest summer in 30 years was 16 As the structure starts coming up vertical, stop. by UGLY_BOB 16 May 2012, 20:56, Post The only thing Im not comfortable with in these pictures is the falling derrick which in my opinion was far too heavy and totally over-complex. 26TM175. Guys are attached to the mast at 8m above the ground to So how do we lower the tower? I also keep a few 10 masts on the van and one 12. It a battle with sin, cos and the inverse square law at work. Because of the way rope stretches, the lower sections will have more sideways pressureon the vertical mast that the higher sections and a small banana shape may materialise. As not all antenna installations are the same the aerials need to be installed higher of lower depending on the installation. Mobile antenna masts might be set on a tripod or trailer-mounted which makes them more easily transported and deployed. This is why we used carabinas. installation earth. 1 extension away from the fixing bracket. mast tilt powerpole reechcraft tilt antenna mast poles sagas morse upright buried feet ve swivel clamp welded to a mild steel formed bracket. Firstly, it became apparent that the geometry of this tower is critical. These are reserved for CUSTOMERS ONLY and we only serve a small area in the South East of the UK. Something went wrong. The mast is equi-potential bonded to the electrical I made the guy points from aluminium plate and had them sit on nylon washers that I cut out. Also 163TM175 when mobile in Wales. Whether you're looking for a replacement antenna mast for your car, or need a sturdier stand-alone structure, eBay has one to meet your needs and at affordable prices. For large poles and high gain TV aerials & FM aerials which are typically much larger in size I would advise perhaps an minimum of 1 quarter of the overall mast height to allow for wind loading etc. by jonporthill 16 May 2012, 21:11, Post You may need the tow-bar this time, alternatively two team members can probably lift this. As I said at the beginning of this blog the natural partner to it is our previous blog on wall brackets so please check that out after youre done here. How do I decide? This is a quite clever design and can speed up with installation time with installing TV aerials in lofts. pole ohms. You will remove this stub mast later. I made a swivel base from wood and a spare section of large diameteraluminum tubing to clip the mast into. Aluminium alloy seam welded for added strength and corrosion resistance. discone. Reconnect the connection point, call your ham radio on VHF chums and tell them what you just did! It is simply a straight mast with a screw type fixing to which you bang into a loft beam/ strut and twist to fix into position, no tools required.

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I will be getting a 20 ft long scaffold pole to use as a mast for an antenna (not sure what one yet). by jonporthill 16 May 2012, 18:18, Post I would imagine that you'd need a core sample drill to make use of 8ft. The downwards pressure on the bottom pole / tube was so great that it buckled and the whole structure collapsed blowing a hole in my wallet. T and K wall brackets can be used to help get the spacing around and above obstructions. This is because the smaller mast heights will have a lot less wind-loading on them and are a lot less likely to break in high wind. I must admit that I try to avoid these where possible as a far stronger fixing can be achieved with a straight mast. It wouldnt be economical to stock all of these on your van if youre a professional aerial installation. Is there nowhere brick built to instal it ? The post is set 1.2m in concrete in a 250mm FREE next day delivery available, free collection in 5 minutes. Your Free Guide is on it's way, please check your e-mail now! This is commonly known as the mast gauge. You can also obtain anodized aerial masts but the coating on these is not as good as the galvanised masts. Just before we start fitting the 25 kilos ofadditional weight of hardware to the structure, I personally find it necessary todo a final lift with some weight. Using a 6 mast as an example the first bend will be approximately 1 from the end of the mast at about 45 degrees, the second bend will be approx. Range of masts, ideal for installations where overhang such as gutter or eaves are present. It is bonded to the pole using 25 square mm The mast is easily extended Steel plates, wood et al could easily detach themselves on a windy day. Once vertical, snap the connection guy in place and observe your handy-work. At this stage, if there are any geometric corrections to make, I suggest you do so now andmakesurethat the 4 major guy ropes are tensioned nicely with the falling derrick attached to the connection guy stake (which will regularly need to be released and reconnected. This includes up to two TV or satellite antennas installed on roofs, or for separate structures which measure under 3 metres. Earth resistance is usually around 11 ohms. These are usually 3 high with approx. I do, but it is attached to a wind up Amateur Radio tower, which I gather not many people have these growing in their back yards! 3m pole. Fitr that carabina). Most crank masts are 6 and come in a choice of a 1 diameter and a 1.25 diameter.

steel. Steel typically is stronger but aluminium doesnt rust. Thats it. Not guyed, as the sway takes all the strain off the actual antenna. Ham Radio Aerials. Make sure the car driver doesnt go too fast and slow right now when the mast is becoming vertical. You must log in or register to reply here. by wheel bender 18 May 2012, 05:27, Return to CB Radio - General Topics and Discussion, Powered by phpBB Forum Software phpBB Limited, Prosilver Dark Edition by Premium phpBB Styles. earth conductor which is designed to withstand 10KA for 0.1s. I will get to this later on in the blog. The following article describes an antenna mast for use with He owns an, DX Commander Short-Spike for ground stability 3D Printing, Phasing Harness Calulator for 71 and 84 degrees. 1m anchored against the chimney, strapped around it. Trial and error required. Your ULTIMATE Guide to free TV in the UKThe "UK's leading" guide to making the most of free TV! Lengths of 150x25 mm hardwood are They seem to be for fairly lightweight TV antenna.

A 3 diameter pole is also possible to purchase but to be honest these are not common and you would need a special clamp to attach the aerial to the pole. experimental VHF / UHF antennas. Does it behave itself? Only one more section to go, disconnect the falling derrick from the connection pointandlowerthestructure by pulling on the top guy, opposite the falling derrick. Hoist the falling derrick back vertically again and reconnect to the side guying point. by MrWeetabix 17 May 2012, 17:21, Post A single section builder's ladder can be leaned on the These are fine for 90% of aerial installations in my area. Cables are routed to a patch panel on the interior wall Of interest, I pushed the limits of this technique and built an 80 foot version. antenna pole mast radio clamp ham insulated scaffold base 3mm I've setup my antenna pole on my shed with quite small brackets bolted as you say with a plate around the 2x3 struts. Two of the connectors have LDF4-50 cables connected, the Now you will need a tow-bar. View basket for details. Spent time now to correct the vertical trueness of 8 guy points now and get the feel of the tension required. You find lowering the two-section mast is a piece of cake.

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Another mast consisting of a 6m length of 40mm nominal at about 2m above the ground (with a pole belt around the antenna A 20 ft pole with an antenna on top can deliver some immense strain. Please DO NOT CALL OUR TELEPHONE LINES. medium size line tap which fits over the earth electrode.

attached at a small bolt in the centre of the plate. The falling derrick willattached to both the mast and to the adjacent guying points so that as the mast lowers, the falling derrick wont fall over sideways, so go ahead and boltthe falling derrick to the bottom of the first section by the hinge and attach the side-ropes to the adjacent guy stakes. cables lora connectedthings The main two are aluminium and steel. You will see that mild banana shape we discussed.

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This includes metals used, shape, wall thickness and diameter to help you pick the right aerial pole for your own aerial installation. smaller pipe bolted to the concrete. The electrode was driven in less than a Typically when the dish needs to be installed on a wall not south facing, like a north facing wall where the dish need to look over the building to get line of sight to the satellites in space. from its collapsed height of 3.5m to its full height of 9m. conditions.

Use a small guy a few metres behind the falling derrick that can keep it uprightregardless of whether the tow rope is taught or not. Please also DO NOT FILL OUT THE WEBSITE CONTACT FORMS OR E-MAIL as you will either not receive a response or you will receive a response asking you to post your questions in the blog comment section of the blog you read. The only real time I would use these outside would be to mount onto a fascia where there is a limited fixing space. Of the two I would choose aluminium as do most other aerial installers and I would recommend choosing a mast with a decent wall size as suggested above. a ladder. A J mast is a mast in the shape of a J, believe it or not.These are usually of a 1 diameter (the only 1 mast that I would use) and a single bend which forms the J. If you are convinced from an engineering perspective that it seems to be happy, go ahead and fit the antennas and rotators etc and all the cables. it won't bubge but when you fancy taking it down you won't need a ladder. Mast/ poles for antennas can commonly be purchased in the following: 20G 0.9mm This is very thin, I dont these, 14G 1.8mm These are good for high masts and satellite dishes where mast movement needs to be minimal. I would use these for satellite dish installations and a client that we install wireless broadband systems for, as they insist on the use of these to minimise mast wobble. Scaffold type masts can also be purchased which have a 4-6mm wall, these are very strong and can be used for installation where they must be as close to no mast movement as possible. There are a few different metals which are used for TV aerial and satellite poles/ masts.



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