Bob,

I know this  is one of the real problems with these things.    If one of 
these gets bent in the  up position with an antenna on top, good luck 
getting it down safely.

On the other hand, towers aren't a viable option for a lot of hams for 
any number of reasons.   You pay your money and take your chances.

73, Steve  KW3A

On 8/27/2014 8:48 PM, Bob Tinney wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have used push up masts in the past and the reason I switched to a
> tower is that all three of the 40 foot masts that I used, bent just
> above the roof line.  They probably would have done better if I had
> guyed them, but I didn't and they couldn't take the wind.  I didn't even
> have a rotor or beam on the top, just a 2 meter vertical and the centers
> of several dipole antennas.
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>
> On 8/27/2014 8:17 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
>> Steve and all:
>>
>> Can you refresh my crusty old brain here as to what bands the hex beam
>> covers?
>>
>> You've now got me thinking that it might also be a possibility for me
>> somewhere down the road, either for the RV setup, or for here at the home
>> QTH.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 5:43 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: Rohn 9H50
>>
>> Jim,
>>
>> That's great news.  I think you will really like the antenna.     While
>> I knew the specs before I started,  once I put it together it turned out
>> that 21 feet across and 27 pounds was bigger and heavier in person than it
>> was online.
>>
>> Good luck, Steve KW3A
>>
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/2014 5:20 PM, Jim Kutsch, KY2D wrote:
>>> If UPS delivered according to schedule, there should be a Rohne 9H50
>>> push up sitting in my driveway when I get home tonight. I ordered it
>>> from DX Engineering Monday for $149 plus $8 shipping. I intend to
>>> strap it to the back of the house right under the gutter rather than
>>> using guys. I have a HAM - something (Can't remember if it's a Ham-M
>>> or Ham-3 or Ham-4) that will go on top then an 18 inch pipe then the
>>> KIO Technologies Hex Beam. I expect the bottom of the hex beam will be
>>> about 5 to 7 feet above the roof when pushed up as far as I want to go
>> with it.
>>> My rotor had an external home brew speech box on it that read out the
>>> beam heading but somewhere in my moves I've misplaced the speech box.
>>> So, I still have to decide how to make the rotor accessible.
>>>
>>> I'm not as fast as you have been with all this Steve but I hope to
>>> have it all in before the end of September.
>>>
>>> 73, Jim, KY2D
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>>> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 3:07 PM
>>> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> Subject: Re: Rohn 9H50
>>>
>>> Mike,
>>>
>>> This is the one  I am thinking about.    I would probably  scrap the top
>>> section and put the rotor on the next one  which is 1.5 inches.
>>> Bottom section is 2.25 od, then 2 inches , then 1.75, 1.5, and the
>>> 1.25 at the top.
>>>
>>>      This one is cut down to ship UPS and about 8 feet overall length.
>>> I've seen it cheaper, but with shipping it comes out the same as DXE.
>>>
>>> Total wweight is 34 lbs., so things get heavy as you push up the lower
>>> sections:  Weight of mast, rotor, antenna,  control cable and coax,
>>> guys, etc.   Eat your Wheaties (or Wheata Bix, or whatever you have up
>>> there).
>>>
>>> 73, Steve KW3A
>>>
>>> On 8/27/2014 2:59 PM, Michael Ryan wrote:
>>>> Hey all:=20
>>>>
>>>> DX Engineering sells the Rohn 9H50 Telescoping mast for 149.99.=20 It
>>>> telescopes to 34.15 feet and is a 5 section mast. The top section is
>>>> =
>>>> 1.25 so I'm guessing that might be a little small to put a rotator on
>>>> = but I'm sure you could extend it up to 3 or 4 sections, put a
>>>> rotator on = that, then put a short mast holding the Hex on the
>>>> rotator.=20 I think me and my XYL could manage this quite easily and
>>>> its something = I'm going to consider over the winter and hopefully
>>>> save up for.=20
>>>>
>>>> 73:=20
>>>> Mike VO1AX=20
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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