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Hi all,
I'm just wondering why one is preferable over the other; steel or aluminum
for masts?
Thanks
The other Howard, WA9RYF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Duke, K5XU" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 5:43 PM
Subject: Source for Masts
> Check your local Home Depot, Lowes, Etc.
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> Some of these places carry a few masts because of the digital
> television antenna craze.
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> Radio Shack carries a mast in 10 foot sections, but it is steel, not
> aluminum. They may also still carry the somewhat lighter 5 foot
> sections, but I'm not sure about that.
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> In either case, the sections are stackable, but must be guyed, or
> bracketed to a house or building. Several places sell the brackets for
> that purpose as well.
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> Mike Duke, K5XU
> American Council of Blind Radio Amateurs
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