Chain Link Fence Top Rail For Antenna Mast

The 10 foot 6 inch length 1 and 3 8 inch diameter top rail chain link fence pipe.

Chain link fence top rail for antenna 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. Without guying it tends to bend easily although i do have a large vhf uhf vertical at the top. These posts are used at the top of a chain link fence to allow the chain link fabric to attach.

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 can get them in diameters of 1 31 and 1 66. I thought this may be a good option for mounting my antenna to. Has anyone else used these poles.

What are the pros and cons of using this for an antenna mast. 4 5 out of 5 stars 17. Fencesmart4u chain link fence top rail sleeves galvanized steel 4 pc pack 1 5 8 x 6 4 0 out of 5 stars 36. Lmr 600 will be used for the feed line.

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. I use chain link top rail for a mast. 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. Our yardgard 1 3 8 in x 10 ft. The mast is chain link fence top rail note the pulley to raise and lower the actual antenna. Made from galvanized steel this top rail connects to terminal posts with rail ends and brace bands.