Ham Radio Steel Siding
I ordered the 14x17 stainless steel entry panel and 4 morgan arrestors pre mounted.
Ham radio steel siding. Which has a metal roof and siding. 73 de w8lv bill. Wood has a tendency to peel as well as to rot warp and be prone to issues like insect. This panel is meticulously manufactured and the powder coating finish is superb.
This is the way to bring your antenna connections into the shack while keeping the lightning threat outside where it belongs. Remember ham radio is the next best thing to being there. I believe that the metal is not aluminum probably steel a traditional house siding in downtown reykjavik. Not a ham but back when i messed with cb my antenna was a quarter wave whip mounted in the middle of the peak on a metal barn roof about 35 up.
Rohn 25g tower sections include the standard straight sections that are 10 feet in length. World s largest supplier of amateur radio ham radio and communication equipment. While it s definitely a great building material there are a few drawbacks to using steel siding. I guess that an attic antenna my previous plan is unlikely to work well under a metal roof.
Unfortunately steel siding has several major problems that make it nearly as bad a choice. Steel siding ham lake minnesota. Rohn towers use double bolted joints which have been proven to be the best method of joining tower sections for sturdiness and dependability. One of the reasons that people tend to choose materials other than wood for their siding needs is the attraction to a lower maintenance product.
I am concerned about the impact a metal roof will ham radio antennas and metal roofs 11 30 2004 within the reception discussion of the residential metal roofing forum. Abandoned catv wires might also be a possibility these could be used for just lead ins from ohhh say a caulked vertical or in some cases as actual antennas themselves caveat emptor. Could i use the roof itself as an antenna. Rohn 25g tower sections are the world standard in galvanized steel tower.
As a guyed structure the standard 25g designs may rise to a height of 190 feet.