I have seen some really neat setups that people have made that has a push up pole on a trailer. You can actually buy one of these on a trailer from like an army surplus store even. Some clubs use these types of antennas for Field Day. These can be a manual push up or an automatic one. The antenna was held on with a couple hose clamps at the top and it worked really well.ÂĪnother type of a pole “tower” is a push up pole. When I used a pole like this, I took a piece of rebar, about 2′ long and drove it in the ground until there was only about 6″ sticking up, placed the pole on top of it and attached it to the eve of my house with a C strap. You can go down to your local hardware or home improvement store like Lowes or Home Depot and but like a 20′ section of 1″ galvanize steel pipe and use that. When I first got into amateur radio, you could buy a 5′ section of pipe from Radio Shack that had a tapered end so you could combine two or more together to make it longer, but since Radio Shack isn’t what it use to be, I don’t know if they have it anymore. The first is just a standard section of pipe. There are several different type of pole classifications when it comes to towers. I later graduated to a 15′ pole, then a 20′ tower that he had built before I was born and now have a 65′ tower in my back yard. It wasn’t the best antenna but it got me on the air. My dad made me a piece of angle bracket that we screwed to the eve of my house and put the mag-mount on. When I first got my license, my first antenna for a “home station” as a mag-mount antenna. You might not use a tower, but more than likely, you eventually will if you have a home station. Contact us for additional information.Hello everybody and welcome back to Everything Hamradio! Today we are going to be talking about Towers! In amateur radio, or any type of radio communications for that matter, you are going to probably use some type of tower, whether it is a pole or a full blown tower. Offering and stocking an array of top tier products to certify that the quality of equipment and work that we perform exceeds all expectations. Holding ourselves to much higher standards, you can expect the best from our team. Our certified tower climbers and service experts are dedicated to delivering exceptional work and provide each customer with the ideal finished product. is experienced and capable of delivering exemplary results. When it comes to tower and antenna services, J&K Communications, Inc. specializes in both sales and service of antenna systems and tower applications for the last 40 years. Your communication needs deserve J&K Communications, Inc.'s expert attention. « Services Tower & Antenna Installation Services propagation truck with towable man lift behind Columbia City office building.
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