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Antenna Part 3: Omnibus tiltibus

The foundation finished, and now it is time to get ready for the mast. DX Engineering’s OMNI-TILT will allow me to bring the mast down and walk it back up again. Because of SWMBO blessing requirements, I will paint the stainless brackets of the tilt assembly black to make it Read more…

By Christian, 8 months1 month ago
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Antenna Part 2: Of bungees and concrete

It was time to pour the footing for the base of the mast and embed the Chromoly tube in the bottomless hole. Ingredients: 1x tube of painted, galvanized Chromoly (5′ 4″ x 2″ OD x 1/4″ wall) 5x 80 lbs of fiber concrete mix 1x 60 lbs of gravel 4x Read more…

By Christian, 8 months1 month ago
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