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Subject: [TowerTalk] Mast inquiries
From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 14:22:58 -0500
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On the HRO Web site:

*Detailed Product Description*
US Tower offers three different types of masts. The M-5, 10, 15 and 20 masts have .120" wall thickness. The M-15R and 20R have steel pipe inserts in the lower half of the mast which provides extra strength where most needed without adding unnecessary weight in the top portion. The M-15R and 20R have a thickness of .250".


On the UST web site there is also listed CM alloy tube that is 2 inch OD and 0.375 wall thickness.

Can someone please give me an explanation of the comment above regarding the extra strength where needed in the lower half of the mast? Does this assume the lower part of the mast is still above the thrust bearing? I can see how the leverage of the part of the mast above the top bearing would try to fold the mast at the upper bearing. I see how lateral force on the part of the mast above the thrust bearing is distributed to the rotator acording to the comparative lever arm lengths: 1. rotator to thrust bearing distance and 2. thrust bearing to the antenna's center of lateral resistance ( like CG but for aerodynamics.) If their statement is true in the case where the reinforced part of the mast is below the thrust bearing then I need it explained to me.

Also, while on this topic, how does the reinforced-at-the-bottom mast compare to the CM tube with .250 wall.

Any thoughts on the efficacy of upgrading to the .375 wall CM tubing? Is it overkill and a waste of $ or just slightly belt and suspemnders and worth considering? My application is a SteppIR DB42 with 80m and 6m accessories plus a NN4ZZ TiltPlate atop a Tashjian HD LM354 turned by a Kurt Andress PropPitch motor with the antenna height above ground of 94 ft or so due to mounting the Tash Tower on a 40 ft steel structure. I intend to only have the mast a couple feet or so above the top of the tower unless I use the .375 wall CM tube for the mast. Note: the tower site is more or less at heart of tornado alley a few miles from locations that repetitively are in the news for tornado damage.

Thanks for your consideration.

Patrick    NJ5G
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