Antenna mast - how to build?
The construction of an antenna mast can also be simple and safe if it is implemented correctly. When transmitting from transitional stations, radio amateurs are faced with the task of getting the antenna to the required height. The summary of the following videos will show you several ways to do this and not to do so.
Tip: how to make a quality mast?
Video Petra OK1FIG reveals how a mast can be assembled from available materials. It is also possible to notice an unconventional way of mounting the antenna, which is faster than the commonly used cross grip.
Construction of a 9m mast by pushing upwards
I'd rather not. Lifting the mast is a physical matter of the lever. The higher the mast, the more difficult it is.
Mast launching with four DK7ZB yagi UV1S antennas
Ajaj, this also doesn't look twice as safe. Although in the end the mast managed to lower.
9A1CRS VKV portable
Stronger mast and enough hands…
OK1HWU used the construction of a mast through a needle
Not everything is visible in the video, but more detail can be observed.
F8KCF / p use a telescopic mast
Paradoxically, however, this possibility – they did not use the antenna lift in the axis. But you can see a good interplay during construction and a good placement of anchor ropes at 90 degrees.
PI4MAX mast lifting via needle with winch
Auxiliary “ihla” looks subtle, but using a winch on a car to lift a mast is a great help.
F6ETI / p lifting mast at the car
The smaller mast can be lifted relatively easily in the car. The garden on the car is used first as a bearing point and later as a support point for the built mast.
OE5LHM/p – mast construction in winter
Harald used a joint that was not commonly used in the heel, but the tube. This probably also contributes to the stability of the option if it is necessary to place the mast on the base, into which it is not possible to fit the joint.
IK4WKU / 6 antenna destruction
Broadcasting from high altitudes also carries risks. This is doubly true, that antennas need to be built safely!
A square of 9-element IQ4AX antennas
Lifting against a solid support looks easy, Nope?
IQ3RO with a number of aids on the condition of antennas
The use of the construction at the bottom of the antenna allows good lifting of even larger antennas.
IQ4AX lifting of the mast compared to the support with the hoist
Great way! The hoist is a system of several pulleys, thereby reducing the force required to pull the antennas.
DL7AFB – precise anchoring and lifting of the 15m mast
If it is thought out and done well, even such a mast with antennas can be lifted.
LZ4BF – lifting two 12-element DK7ZB yagi at 144MHz
Two long FM antennas can be lifted in one person? The LZ4BF also used a hoist and an antenna construction via a needle. And suddenly it looks easy, however?
