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swampdogger · 2009-04-10, 02:56 PM

I mounted a 4' piece of ABS pipe to the back of my SBGH to mount it to my flagpole temporarily. My question is, can i use a metal mast pipe when i install it my tower and rotor? If anyone is curious it cost me $ 57.50 to build a SBGH, from scratch.

300ohm · 2009-04-10, 11:22 PM

Yeah, I modeled a 1 1/4 inch typical mast on the SBGH and its OK. Make sure the colinear rods or reflector sections dont short out on the metal mast.

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If anyone is curious it cost me $ 57.50 to build a SBGH, from scratch.

Well, I guess you didnt shop around much, heh. I figure less than $25 US to build from scratch.

swampdogger · 2009-04-11, 03:46 AM

Thank's 300ohm. I did shop around , home Depot,Can. tire, HomeHardware, etc. that's just the difference between Canada and the US. I even stripped the 10-2 wire. A 4bay antenna up here is about $90.00 +ship. so i figure that's not to bad. I would not build a DBGH , if you were to build the bottom sbgh stronger , say out of 3/4 " pvc, just double the price on pvc fitting's. Why did i get into this hobby, i am allready looking at building a Gen2 sbgh gh10,(found some real cheap parts) guess i'm hooked on this now.LOL Thank's again: swampdogger.

300ohm · 2009-04-11, 10:01 AM

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I did shop around , home Depot,Can. tire, HomeHardware, etc.

Unfortunately, Ive found those places overpriced, heh. Look thru the forum, there are lots of tips on where to shop for supplies in Canada, so you could probably get it down to like $35 Canadian or so.

swampdogger · 2009-04-12, 04:50 PM

Ya, probably so, i just found 50' of 3/16" soft copper tube in my basement i didn't know i had, why would that not work for my elements? I just tore down my old tv antenna to-day , thinking of using the reflector's also, hmmm , this is getting cheaper allready.

300ohm · 2009-04-12, 05:32 PM

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i just found 50' of 3/16" soft copper tube in my basement i didn't know i had, why would that not work for my elements?

Itll work great if you straighten it out and bend it right.

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in my basement i didn't know i had,

Its amazing how that happens ! I suspect the tooth fairy, heh.

2009-04-10, 02:56 PM	#1
swampdogger Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Location: cobourg,ontario Posts: 27	metal mast pipe for SBGH? I mounted a 4' piece of ABS pipe to the back of my SBGH to mount it to my flagpole temporarily. My question is, can i use a metal mast pipe when i install it my tower and rotor? If anyone is curious it cost me $ 57.50 to build a SBGH, from scratch. Last edited by stampeder; 2009-04-10 at 03:04 PM. Reason: moved from Peterborough thread

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2009-04-11, 03:46 AM	#3
swampdogger Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Location: cobourg,ontario Posts: 27	Thank's 300ohm. I did shop around , home Depot,Can. tire, HomeHardware, etc. that's just the difference between Canada and the US. I even stripped the 10-2 wire. A 4bay antenna up here is about $90.00 +ship. so i figure that's not to bad. I would not build a DBGH , if you were to build the bottom sbgh stronger , say out of 3/4 " pvc, just double the price on pvc fitting's. Why did i get into this hobby, i am allready looking at building a Gen2 sbgh gh10,(found some real cheap parts) guess i'm hooked on this now.LOL Thank's again: swampdogger.

2009-04-12, 04:50 PM	#5
swampdogger Rookie Join Date: May 2008 Location: cobourg,ontario Posts: 27	Ya, probably so, i just found 50' of 3/16" soft copper tube in my basement i didn't know i had, why would that not work for my elements? I just tore down my old tv antenna to-day , thinking of using the reflector's also, hmmm , this is getting cheaper allready.