Chain Link Fence Top Rail For Antenna Mast

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Chain link fence top rail for antenna mast.

I can get them in diameters of 1 31 and 1 66. Has a swaged end so the pipes can be put together. Without guying it tends to bend easily although i do have a large vhf uhf vertical at the top. Lmr 600 will be used for the feed line.

17 gauge galvanized top rail is part of the fence framework and helps support the chain link fabric horizontally. I can get wall thickness of 14 16 and 17 gauge and 10ft. The antenna will be mounted on a 1 1 2 inch chain link fence top rail. I use chain link top rail for a mast.

I was looking a hardware store at chain link top rail poles. Three 10 feet sticks of top rail are used as the mast so the base of the antenna will be at 30 feet. I can t speak to the vertical radiator question as i am using inverted v antennas but i have found it to be fairly soft stuff. Mounting hardware atop mast.

Made from galvanized steel this top rail connects to terminal posts with rail ends and brace bands. Jake sales 1 5 8 top rail end for chain link fence use for 1 5 8 outside diameter top rail pipe aluminum chain link rail end. Our yardgard 1 3 8 in x 10 ft. The 10 foot 6 inch length 1 and 3 8 inch diameter top rail chain link fence pipe.

What are the pros and cons of using this for an antenna mast. The 10 foot 6 inch length can be cut to shorter length and has the swaged end makes it easier to add a pipe later to increase the length. I thought this may be a good option for mounting my antenna to. The mast is chain link fence top rail note the pulley to raise and lower the actual antenna.