Hi Richard,

Yeah, at 23 ft. it's a bit low for good 20 meter operation.  The 19 ft. 
Radio Shack mast sits in a  pipe cemented into the ground  with 4 ft. below 
ground and 4 above.   There's a hole through the pipe and  when the mast is 
extended and lifted up a bolt is slid into the hole and the base of the mast 
sits on the bolt,  about 2 1/2 ft. above ground level.


A channel Master TV rotor and short  mast stub puts the boom at the towering 
height of 23 ft.   I'm sorry now that I didn't get the 36 ft. mast while RS 
still sold them.  Channel Master  has  30 or 40 footers and maybe in the 
future I'll go that route.

It's guyed at 2 levels  and in 4 directions using black Dacron rope.    Some 
of the rope is rated at 900+ pounds and some is  the next size larger.   Has 
held up well in ice and strong winds.   This type of mast must be guyed.

73, Steve KW3A


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: mini-beams


> Hi Steve;
> Seems their literature claims about 250 khz under 2 to 1 but true it 
> depends
> on height and surroundings.
> What type of mast do you have yours mounted on?  I believe you said it was 
> a
> ground mounted push up mast?  Is that mast self supporting?
> Richard