My original antenna mast consisted of a 21 foot scaffold pole attached the side of the bungalow via T&K brackets however over winter I noticed that this was causing some damage to the brickwork and so I decided to replace it with a free standing mast from
MM0CUG in Aberdeen.
The new mast is 8.5 metres tall however 1 metre is buried in a large block of concrete so 7.5 metres in total and is approximately 1 metre taller than the original scaffold pole. It's a telescope design raised and lowered by a heavy duty winch triggered by a remote control, so no going outside in bad weather to raise and lower it.
The winch is powered by a battery which is a kept topped up using a 2.5W solar panel.
The guys from MM0CUG kindly took down the scaffold pole for me and moved my antenna to the new mast all within a day. I still need to do a little tidying up regards cable routing etc ... but overall a stress free project.
Below is a few pictures taken on the day again from the luxury of my living room.
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| The initial hole cut in the decking |
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| Digging a hole |
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| Mast stub concreted and mast inserted |
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| Getting ready to attach the rotator and antenna's |
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| The new mast in the lowered position. |
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| The mast extended. |
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