josephny
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Hello,
I was hoping someone with more experience (which would be just about anyone here) could give me their thoughts on attaching an aluminum tubing mast (1.5" OD, 0.250" wall thickness) for a vertical antenna to the top of a cherry tree using pipe straps with 3/8" x 3.5" lag screws (both strap and screws are stainless)?
Here's a picture of it:
View attachment 234994
I'm hoping to extend about 10' above the trunk (i.e., above the top strap) and the mast comes in 20' sections, so I could have up to 10' below the top strap too.
The manufacturer of the strap seems confident that strap itself won't be the point of failure (should there be a failure).
Thank you!
Joseph
BTW, the vertical is for 2M/70cm (VHF/UHF) ham radio -- it's the Comet GP9.
I was hoping someone with more experience (which would be just about anyone here) could give me their thoughts on attaching an aluminum tubing mast (1.5" OD, 0.250" wall thickness) for a vertical antenna to the top of a cherry tree using pipe straps with 3/8" x 3.5" lag screws (both strap and screws are stainless)?
Here's a picture of it:
View attachment 234994
I'm hoping to extend about 10' above the trunk (i.e., above the top strap) and the mast comes in 20' sections, so I could have up to 10' below the top strap too.
The manufacturer of the strap seems confident that strap itself won't be the point of failure (should there be a failure).
Thank you!
Joseph
BTW, the vertical is for 2M/70cm (VHF/UHF) ham radio -- it's the Comet GP9.
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