FW: [amsat-bb] Help... down to the last two cables.

["Brian Wruble" <bwruble@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Try:  Irrigation Automation, Inc.
9465 Airlie Road
Monmouth, OR 97361
503-838-6594

Excellent fiberglass solid poles in various diameters, prices around $2 or
so per foot.  Nice folks, good service.  I haven't dealt with them for 3-4
years, so hope they are still in business.  73 de Brian W3BW


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB@AMSAT.Org]On
Behalf Of Jon Ogden
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2000 7:59 PM
To: Tim Pickett; pacsat@qth.net; hamsat@qth.net; amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org;
kd9kc@elp.rr.com
Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] Help... down to the last two cables.


on 3/10/00 10:10 AM, Tim Pickett at tsp@tds.net wrote:

> The metal crossboom may give you some trouble. Another way to make a
> crossboom that will work great is to take PVC pipe, and insert a wooden
dowl
> in the PVC, then install caps on the ends. Make sure you use PVC cement on
> the caps to hold them in place. 73...

The problem is finding dowels that fit tightly inside!

The best solution is to buy a solid fiberglass rod from somewhere like
MaxGain Systems (www.mgs4u.com) there is one other one also, but I forget
the name.

The solid mast costs about $40 but it's worth it.  I bought the fiberglass
tube and it sags a bit.  If I re-do my setup someday, I will put the solid
rod up there instead.

73,

Jon
KE9NA

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Jon Ogden
KE9NA

Member:  ARRL, AMSAT, DXCC, NRA

http://www.qsl.net/ke9na

"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."

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