Fence Top Rail Antenna Mast

Keep the total length of mast under 10 feet and you ll do fine.

Fence top rail antenna mast.

Made from galvanized steel this top rail connects to terminal posts with rail ends and brace bands. For the sizes you mention the strengths might be close mainly because the emt diameter of 2 inches versus the top rail which is probably 1 315 inches. 17 gauge galvanized top rail is part of the fence framework and helps support the chain link fabric horizontally. Creating antenna masts using chain link fence top rail.

Components for chain link fencing are inexpensive. Three 10 feet sticks of top rail are used as the mast so the base of the antenna will be at 30 feet. The half and three quarters inch are too small so i d suggest staying away from that. Our yardgard 1 3 8 in x 10 ft.

Just don t use tubing it is thin. The so called top rail is the horizontal runner across the top. I used two 15 or 16 ft top pipes for a tv antenna mast. In your case the ss 20 would be minimal.

Lew french kcã uer gave me this idea. One inch or one and a quarter inch works well and is stiff enough for a small tv antenna a discone or a small vertical. I also found out that 1 3 8 top rail comes in ss 40 but the fence company next door doesn t carry it. The antenna will be mounted on a 1 1 2 inch chain link fence top rail.

Lmr 600 will be used for the feed line. It is still up and my wife s aunt still has tv 4 years later. I used 3 d rings like on a dog s collar and a hose clamp for the top end mounts for the guys. I bought 3 screw in anchors and some wire line for the guys.

Strength goes up rapidly with increases in diameter. My main mast is 1 5 8 ss 40 industrial top rail. These posts are used at the top of a chain link fence to allow the chain link fabric to attach. It is quite stout.

Emt thin wall conduit works just fine for small antennas. It goes into a 10 foot tripod though and uses two sets of guy wires.