[aprssig] APRS Irrigation Pipe 55' mast

William McKeehan mckeehan at mckeehan.homeip.net
Thu May 11 10:19:45 EDT 2006


Perfect, that makes it very clear!

Thanks!

On Thu, May 11, 2006 9:34 am, Robert Bruninga said:
>> I like this idea, but I'm at a total loss about how
>>you place the pullies and run the rope.
>
> I added a sketch of the inside on the page now:
>
> http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/Antenna-Ipipe.html
>
>
> On Mon, May 8, 2006 5:44 pm, Robert Bruninga said:
>> For 20+ years, people have been asking me to  document
>> my very lightweight 55' push-up mast that I use for APRS
>> field events.  So I finally took some pictures Saturday while
>> doing some long overdue maintenance for this years  Field Day:
>>
>> http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/Antenna-Ipipe.html
>>
>> WIth a 15' marine fiberglass whip on the top, it gets me to
>> 70 feet in only a few minutes and only weighs 35 lbs.
>>
>> Just thought I would share it for anyone else that likes to
>> tinker...  Built it with only a hacksaw and stuff lying around.
>>
>> de Wb4APR, Bob
>
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