[450] [Spam?] Antenna work...

[John Foege]

I think Bob just volunteered to do it

On Tue, Dec 19, 2023, 7:25 PM Robert Busino <n1ujs at toast.net> wrote:

> That flashing could use a coat of tar.
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> *From*: "Rich Florio" <fogmoose at gmail.com>
> *Sent*: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 7:21 PM
> *To*: 450 at lists.vhfwiki.com
> *Subject*: [Spam?] [450] Antenna work...
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> Was up on the old roof earlier. I managed to bend the mast pipe back to a
> relatively straight position, as you can see from the before and after pics
> below. I have a new piece of pipe ready to install, but it will have to
> wait till spring as it requires taking down the stack and that requires at
> least two people. Hopefully we don't get any more crazy storms.... :-0
>
> It's purely speculation, but I think the way the lower pipe bends is
> actually helpful. You'd rather have that take the strain and bend then
> the upper mast snap. Before Sandy, I used the cheaper TV Type mast for the
> lower portion, and that snapped. Of course it was a good 15 or 20 years old.
>
> But the way things are since Sandy appears to work better...
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> W2TMA
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> Before...
> [image: IMG_0306.jpg]
> [image: IMG_0307.jpg]
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> and After.
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> [image: IMG_0309.jpg]
> [image: IMG_0308.jpg]
> [image: IMG_0310.jpg]
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> There is a fine line between Genius and Insanity.
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