Push Up Antenna Masts

[Mudfoot]

The Rohn looks like an easy way to go. I would consider the ROHN H50 43 ft mast and take off the top section which is 1-1/4 in diameter so the next section should be 1-1/2 which is needed for the 1-1/2 U bolts for the Antron 99.

These appear to be 9 ft sections so a 43 ft minus 1 section (assuming they come apart) would be 34 ft just short of a half wavelength on 11 meters but right on the money for 10m.

Properly supported to your 27 ft roof I think this is possible without guying.

DXE sells these for $245 but it will require truck shipping due to size and weight. You don't live too far from Tallmedge OH so it might be worth the drive to pick it up.

Take a look at their wall brackets by Rohn and see what depth may be needed for your install.

Thank you for this. Looks like it will do nicely. Once bracketed, if needed, I could guy towards the front and any wires would be above and out of the way. I've been to DX Engineering several times over the years. My nephew lives along the way, so I can visit and break-up the trip.

I've been feeling nostalgic and would like to get a 5/8 wave. In all practicality, I'll likely get a Gainmaster. I really liked my old one. Should have brought it with me when I sold the house. I intend to attach a full size 80 meter wire as well. A local ham friend builds nice HF verticals. That should complete my simple HF station.

I think most of the old timers here remember the head injury I had. Took a year or more before I started feeling better, then I lost my best ham friend, KB5KCN. We talked practically every evening for many years. His death hit me hard and I lost interest in the hobby. A few months ago, I started digging out my equipment, then unexpectedly, my beautiful wife of 32 years passed away. I was about to give up completely. She wasn't a big fan of my hobby, but she did support me and tolerated ham fest trips with me. I know she'd want me to get back into it, so here I am.

I started in the early 70's. Some of my questions and inquiries might sound amaturish, but my memory and concentration is still affected by my injury and grieving the loss of my wife. Just bear with me as I get back full steam ahead. I need to get back on the air. Some of my old friends are getting long in the tooth. I miss our QSO's.

 

[fourstringburn]

Sounds like you've been through quite a lot over the past few years. Sorry to hear about your losses. Glad you're getting through it all OK.

We are all here to help each other by kicking around ideas and sharing past experiences.

One thing I just thought of that you may not know about DXE is they have opened a shipping distribution center in Nevada so many of my past purchases came from there. It could possibly be because I live in NM and it's closer or maybe because most of their shipping is from there now.

If that's the case, the inventory at Tallmadge maybe limited so best to check before making the drive.

Good luck with your setup!

 

[Mudfoot]

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[somicide]

well anyway, this comment wont get likes but this threads solved.: do NOT put up a 5/8 wavelength antenna on a 40 foot push-up-pole by yourself. thats the answer yall

its possible with two people but you might wanna reconsider the height and just go to 20ft instead if youre by yourself

dont risk your life or anyone elses over a hobby.peace

 

[John David Trolinger]

Shipping is crazy expensive. I found my Rohn 25 and the push up mast on Craigslist. Also our neighbor had a push up mast laying on the ground so I have that up in the air also.

Recently I looked at a few sections of craigslist Rohn25 but it ended up being cut and dropped so I took a pass. That and the guy kept warning me about climbing towers. Go figure.

AME-25 Radio Tower project

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

I had thought about a push up pole at one time. I eventually decided to make a tilt over mast out of galvanized water pipe. Check it out:

Thread 'Sirio New Vector 4000 Install' https://www.worldwidedx.com/threads/sirio-new-vector-4000-install.226677/

 

[Eldorado828]

I did a homemade tilt/telescopic pipe mast. It's kind of raw but it works. I used pipe i already had and a section of scaffolding. It folds at the bottom and then the top section is slid inside the middle section. I drilled and tapped the middle section to hold the top slide section and once standing it mounts to the house. Home brew ingenuity but it works.

Here's a few photos of when I was in the early stages of it and a few after I got the antenna up.

 

[Crawdad]

I did a homemade tilt/telescopic pipe mast. It's kind of raw but it works. I used pipe i already had and a section of scaffolding. It folds at the bottom and then the top section is slid inside the middle section. I drilled and tapped the middle section to hold the top slide section and once standing it mounts to the house. Home brew ingenuity but it works.

Here's a few photos of when I was in the early stages of it and a few after I got the antenna up.

What do you have on it?

 

[dave457]

Don't you get water in that bottom pole, could cause rust in long term?

 

[Mudfoot]

I'm abandoning the well pipe. It's like Lil over 30'. Hard to transport unless I cut it and couple the other end. Pushup is primary choice followed by galvanized and similarly installed the way in this thread.

 

[Eldorado828]

What do you have on it?

I currently have a wind damaged sigma venom silver rod but soon getting replaced by a sirio 2016. I worked the world with it until the damage.

Don't you get water in that bottom pole, could cause rust in long term?

The bottom pipe has been capped on the top since the photos. I wasn't too worried about it to begin with, we don't get a lot of rain in these parts.

 

[Mudfoot]

Working with 2 inch galvanized or similar shouldn't be that difficult. If you want a telescoping setup with a 1-1/2 pipe inside. Couple years before I sold the house, I lowered it to attach a dipole. I lost my grip and tore my shoulder up. That mast served me well for many years. I think it was 36' tall.

I think I mentioned how dad and I did that in the early 70's. I should just do that again. The 2" range 2, Oil well pipe I was wanting is 34' long and weighs 357 lbs. That's what we used at my friends house. We coupled a section together. I was talking to him yesterday. He won't haul it for me on his trailer. Says it's to long. So we're not talking for now, especially after I busted my ass helping him put his up. That's another story. I know it's crazy heavy, but it's free and I have bucket truck access. I was going to drop it down into another pipe concreted in the ground so it'd be free standing and run wires from it.

Anyway, that Rohn pushup is the direction for now, unless I can find some similar galvanized as mentioned and replicate that. I'm in a rural area where that's hard to find. Tower is still possible if I can find any that's not junk.