ah i see, so the mast came from the ground up, that is the part that wasn't
quite clear.
Thanks for the clerification.
Regards
Colin
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, April 02, 2005 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: 160 vertical article


> Colin,
>
> I had a foot or two of the first 24 feet of masting which stuck up above
the
> level of the roof.  So the additional 8 feet of mast, along with its cap
> hat, was smaller tubing so I was able to slide the whole 8 foot piece down
> inside the already fixed and bolted down 24 foot masting.  I secured it
with
> a U clamp so the upper 8 foot section could not slip down and shorten the
> overall length of the antenna.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>