Ham RadioTower...Slideshow and Video

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10 жыл бұрын

At last I got permission for my new radio
tower, I did have to compromize on the
size of the tower and the antenna's I
wanted to put on it but something is much
better than nothing at all.

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@jdschauss 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! An engineering marvel! As I was watching your video, my wife even glanced over at my screen and commented on how simple and elegant your system is. Brilliant, sir. Well done! KB5UXF

@fixitnige 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Jamie thanks for your comment and praise, I can't however take credit for the design as this is a common design that I just copied in my own style to suit my needs. cheers Nigel

@gingercat555 2 жыл бұрын

I only wish I had a workshop like yours ... if only ... great build quality every thing well engineered ... solid engineering ... nothing flimsy the way it should be ... well done.

@fixitnige 2 жыл бұрын

Hi ginger thx for taking the time to comment hope you enjoy the video's cheers Nigel

@vk2ycj 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Nigel and Hazel. What a brilliant concept and construction. That video is dated 2013 so I hope you have your antenna mounted and producing some great results for your log book. 73, Jamie VK2YCJ

@Don.E.63 Ай бұрын

Brilliant mate! Great job on your tower!

@fixitnige Ай бұрын

hi don thx for the comment cheers.

@Venure 10 жыл бұрын

Great Job Nigel. I didn't know you were building it. 73 Good Luck DXing

@fixitnige 10 жыл бұрын

Hi John thx for the comment always good to chat mate.

@4stringb 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome job . Well done . I have read the comments. I got a lot of information already. I hope to start this project soon . thanks again for a job well done . Hope to chat again 73 from tom USA

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Thomas good to hear from you I wish you all the best with your build and hope all goes well for you. Thx Nigel

@mktwatcher 3 жыл бұрын

Very nice work!

@brianshanahan3878 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice to see something so well done! K4BMW in the US

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Brian thanks for watching and the nice comment all the best from the UK Nigel

@marklowe7431 6 жыл бұрын

I figured if you drafted this up in a design build doc we fellow ham people would gladly chip in for a download and you'd be off buying that beam............. This is the neatest and most functional tower ive seen in years. Here in Australia our leading tower maker has closed and options are thin when your hoping to use free standing. I must admit when you winched that whole tower single handed it was a suprise. Brilliant work.

@fixitnige 6 жыл бұрын

Hello Mark and thanks for taking the time to comment, The design is pretty simple and I think I cover everything in the video but maybe I should take the time to put it into a doc of some sort. I have had the MA5b antenna on the mast for a long time now and even in strong winds never had a problem, I am not sure how it would stand up being taller or with a bigger beam I think that would need some testing but for me here it does a great job. cheers Nigel

@sparky5860 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice........ Thanks for sharing......

@johnpeterson7264 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Built to last !

@fixitnige 2 жыл бұрын

Hello John thx for the comment I do like to build things to last :)

@louispegno4064 6 жыл бұрын

A work of art ,,, Bravo ...

@fixitnige 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Louis Thx for your comment :)

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Mark sorry your having problems I do hope you get sorted soon. I used about 1 and 1/2 ton of ballast mix and about 5 or 6 bags of cement I think mixed at 3 to 1 I also drove 2 9 foot long earth spikes in the ground diagonal from the mast this was earthed to the 500mm anchor bolts for the tower. Hope this helps. cheers Nigel

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

HI Mark I am not sure if the bags were 20 or 25kg I got them from B&Q standard blue circle bags but after a night thinking I am now sure I did 4 to 1 mix. The hole I dug in my garden was about 3 1/2 foot square I was planning more but I hit a chalk and flint layer so called it a day :) cheers for now Nigel.

@W8TJM Жыл бұрын

Very nicely done!

@fixitnige Жыл бұрын

Hi there thx for the comment cheers

@LeeKirkman88 4 жыл бұрын

very nice job

@Gw0wvl 4 жыл бұрын

Really is a Great looking mast , Really nicely made 👍 regards de 'Gw0wvl' .

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hello there thx for the comment and the praise cheers Nigel

@prabhupillai9386 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent...

@DENMONKEY 7 жыл бұрын

Cracking work om

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Denmonkey thx for the comment .

@BulletmanDoom 8 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I need. Most of the commercially available masts are far too long in the down position. I only have a tiny back garden and I need it to extend to about 35 or 40ft. Mind you £500 seems a lot of money for all that's in it but I have most of the stuff already. I just need 3 or 4 sections of box and with the local prices here I'm sure it'll be a few hundred.

@fixitnige 8 жыл бұрын

+Big Ian Builds Hi thx for the comment the £500 was for everything including concrete only my time was free :) I hope you get yours sorted out give me a shout if you need any help. Cheers Nigel

@terrylikens3183 5 жыл бұрын

Very well done. 73's

@fixitnige 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Terry thx for the comment.

@richarde735 3 жыл бұрын

superb job!!! maybe you could include a materials list in the description and where you would find the necessary items. purely for informational purposes only (obviously).

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Richard thx for the comment most of the parts I just had but the steel box section can be got from any local steel or fabrication company and anyone thinking of building one would know these things :) cheers

@johnstoffel5885 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice work. Very smooth operation. KE7GMS

@fixitnige 5 жыл бұрын

Hello John thanks for the comment. Nigel

@chazwozza67 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job man

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Hello Jaz thx for the comment.

@richardt9092 9 жыл бұрын

Hi Nigel :) Fantastic Video . A few questions. what size box did you use where did you get the bushes and bits . I might have a go making one if you don't mind. I can only get 10 mm plate steel 2foot square I can brace the box all the way down and have a box sleeve into the concrete about 3 foot so its just a bit more security as the plate steel im using is only 10mm thick. can get 100 mm box and 90 and 80 & 70 in 7m lengths. so 2 of them will give me about 12 meters if I need help is it ok if I ask Richard.

@MHTwigg 9 жыл бұрын

G0SQI - Is there any chance you have the plans you used to make this...or if it's a personal design, did you draw up designs. I want to do this as a project with my son and daughter. We're trying to bring internet services to our rural neighborhood. I feel it would be an awesome home-school project. I know you go over quite a bit in the video, I just wanted to have some plans to go over...I'm one of those instructions work best type of people. Many thanks, Mike-

@fixitnige 8 жыл бұрын

+Michael Twigg Hello Michael sorry for the delay in replying, I idea was all in my head I new what I wanted to do so I just did it all as i went along. I have done a few of these types in the past so it wasn't all new to me. Good luck with your project.

@AdrianHiggins83 7 жыл бұрын

How does the cable connect to the sections to raise it. Running on rollers ???? Do you have any close up video on how this works please

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Adrian you can see from 3.54 where the cable connects to the outside it then goes over the roller and connects to the bottom of the next section. easy :) cheers Nigel

@ua6anu Жыл бұрын

UA6ANU I liked it very much...

@fixitnige Жыл бұрын

Hi and thankyou for your comment.

@GoranSkular 4 жыл бұрын

Great! I'll try to make something similar. Not so perfect like yours, but I'll try :)

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

@randallreihing261 8 жыл бұрын

Dear Nigel, Beautiful work. Well engineered. Can you share how you attached the cable to raise both masts? Randall, KE8DQV

@fixitnige 8 жыл бұрын

+Randall Reihing Hi Randall If you mean at the bottom of each post section I made a small steel plate with a grove in it just a bit smaller than the cable size. Then I drilled and taped 2 holes in the post and clamped the cable to the bottom of the tower section the cable then comes u and out the top of the section through a pulley and attaches to the next section down with a ring bolt. When the lower section goes up it pulls the next section up just like a fire man's ladder. Hope this helps.

@RandallS4 8 жыл бұрын

+G0SQI Hi Nigel, Thank you for your explanation on the cable routing and anchoring. It helped a lot. I hope to replicate your excellent retractable mast in a few weeks. Sincerely, Randall Reihing KE8DQV

@marklowe7431 6 жыл бұрын

G0SQI i understand this may sound a little weird but the cable mechanism is genuis. Its so simple in hindsight. I've been trying to work out a clean way to do it and your method is perfect. You really should draw up plans. I would happily pay for your work and it always helps fund your hobby. You could pdf them and sell it on ebay for 20 bucks, pounds.

@jeffreyverry8467 4 жыл бұрын

I would buy the plans 👍

@gervaisfillion9417 4 жыл бұрын

beautiful,what beam did you installed? do you have any photos of the actual setup now? thanks great video 73 gervais ve2ckn

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hi There I put a Cuscraft MA5b 3 element multibeam and also a 6mtr monoband 3 ele beam you can see these in a shot on the Motorized Tower video which is one of my latest video's cheers Nigel

@pinponelmono 4 жыл бұрын

Hello again! seen all of your videos and im going to replicate then but, I know that the base plate and arms that hold the base tube are 16mm, the base tube is 100x100x3 mm but how long is it? and the 3 other parts? they look more rectangular than square so I presume a 100x75x3? and the nylon bushes in all the 2 bottom parts? love you antenna tower and it might be a new trend soon greetings from Chile CE1PTT

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hi there the tube is 100x100 then 75x75 then 50x50 and the nylon bushes stop the sections moving around to much. As for the lenth of the sections thats upto your needs mine are about 4 mtrs each give or take. good luck with yours Nigel

@Oscar-fq1rb 3 жыл бұрын

Good job, I would like to build a similar tower.

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

hi there thx for the comment I am sure when you do your tower you will be very pleased with it and it won't cost a fortune :) cheers

@williamhowell1791 4 жыл бұрын

Do you have a printed diagram one could obtain for a small fee showing how you made this (dimensions, parts, ect...), a "How to"?

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

hello william please read the other comments and watch other videos hope they explain all thx.

@danvandertorre9280 7 жыл бұрын

nice job ve7 dkz

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Dan thx for the comment glad you liked the video.

@kentmosher2880 7 жыл бұрын

Nice Job, Is there any way I might buy a set of drawings or sketch and material list from you. There is no way that I can get the tower I want or antenna for it now that I am retired. I would love to hae something like this and would work well in my area. Like to hear from you on this and see what we might do. Kent

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Kent good to hear from you, I don't work from drawings or plans I think of what I want and build it out of my head or sometimes I will look at a picture and work out how it works and build it. As for the steel it is just box section steel 4inch/3inch and 2inch with a steel plate on the bottom of each section that slides inside the next. cheers and good luck with yours Nigel

@kentmosher2880 7 жыл бұрын

OKay thanks for the info, I will go back and put things together from that. Kent

@5BASSIP 7 жыл бұрын

Good video. Have you earthed the mast?

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

HI There 5bassip, yes before the concrete went in I hammered in 2 long earth rods at about 45deg angle both about 6 foot long and connected them to the mast main bolts.The Mast and MA5B Antenna have been standing for nearly 4 years now with no trouble at all, I have oiled the cable and pulleys from time to time tho. Cheers Nigel

@earthenergyhex 3 жыл бұрын

nice I would like some plans on how you made this

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Hello tony thx for the comment glad you like it. I don't do plans I just look at what I want to do and figure it out but If you watch the video's closely they are easy to build. Cheers Nigel

@moondog3587 2 жыл бұрын

well done im looking for a tower as low cost as possible could you send me a diagram of this kind regards gordon

@GunNewsToday 7 жыл бұрын

What is the wall thickness of the mast?

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph it is 3mm 1/8 inch.

@piperjones9922 4 жыл бұрын

what is the locking pin called?, where can i get a set, at this point in making one for me. thanks good build.

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Piper the locking pins are called ,,,,,,,wait for it,,,,,,,,,wait for it ,,,,,Locking pins ..ta dahhhh and I made mine thats why its called home built. :) cheers Nigel

@piperjones9922 4 жыл бұрын

@@fixitnige i guess that is why i cant fine them anywhere .

@donalfinn4205 3 жыл бұрын

Great job. Have you any drawings for it.

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Hi donal thx for the comment no I don't have drawings but you can work it all out from the video it's very easy to make :)

@gervaisfillion9417 4 жыл бұрын

Nigel, i would live too see how you did it for the inside cable ,how did you do for the 2 smaller tube to get inside the bigger one? thats the point i am missing here. thanks for the video,it helps me a lot for mine here. 73 from Quebec Gervais ve2ckn

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Gervais the cable from the winch goes over the top of the first section down inside and attaches to the bottum on the secound section. next a cable fixed to the top of the first section goes over the top of the secound section and down inside and attaches to the bottum of the top section. When you start winding the winch you are only pulling the secound section but because of the wire rope on the next section it pulls up the top section just like a 3 section ladder. Hope that explains it :)

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hello again its all in the video please watch it more closely I show the section going into the next one its very easy.

@gervaisfillion9417 2 жыл бұрын

@@fixitnige you have 2 winches: 1 to raise the big square pipe.the 2 cnd one for the telescopic tube?

@gervaisfillion9417 2 жыл бұрын

@@fixitnige do you have a link to see your hf antenna installed? thanks gervais ve2ckn

@fixitnige 2 жыл бұрын

@@gervaisfillion9417 Yes one winch tilts the tower over and the other raises and lowers it. You can do it with one which if you route the cable right. cheers

@saltire546 3 жыл бұрын

Nige at 0.42 seconds into the video it shows a block of wood is it a 4x2 i was wondering what size of gap you have between the post thats fixed and the one that tilts looks like 4 inch ?.

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Hi there saltire yes your right it is about 4 inch it ccan be any size gap0 I suppose I had a locking pin at the bottom and a stop which works well.

@saltire546 3 жыл бұрын

@@fixitnige Thanks ill post a video when im done on the home stretch now .

@mikie1946 7 жыл бұрын

Great workmanship. KJ4ITH

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Mikie thx for the message maybe catch you on air I often monitor 28.720

@josephkopeczy2678 3 жыл бұрын

did you install a stop so each peace dont exspand up to far so it dont fall over

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Joseph yes when the locking pins engage at the top of the tower lift this is also a warning not to go pst this. Even tho the sections can't come out they would bend as they would be only a couple of inches of steel left in the section. Hope this helps.

@josephkopeczy2678 3 жыл бұрын

@@fixitnige plan to build one I plan to install a stop si they don't crank up to far and fall out

@edre3859 5 жыл бұрын

GOSQI what is the length of each square tube

@fixitnige 5 жыл бұрын

Hello E Dre I think it was something like 12 / 13 and 14 Feet roughly. cheers Nigel

@edre3859 5 жыл бұрын

thank you very much I really like your design

@manyu1971 8 жыл бұрын

sangat bagus....

@fixitnige 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you MR.BIG

@sreekumarg Ай бұрын

Constructions video available ??

@fixitnige Ай бұрын

Hi there are a few videos on my channel with tower building here is a link to one potion. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qbCiqqSHqOCbl40.html

@sreekumarg Ай бұрын

@@fixitnige Thanks sir.

@dougtaylor7724 3 жыл бұрын

Quite possible the the largest case of overkill on a base in human history.

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Only in your opinion, Now that I have a 10ft extension in the top section and 2x 3 element beams and an 18 ft vertical on the top it does quite well thx.

@dougtaylor7724 3 жыл бұрын

@@fixitnige You could place 4X the antenna on that bass and still have reserve capacity.

@salgalvano3573 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, Excellent construction and workmanship. I am building a tilt over mast also, not at fancy as yours though. Mine consist of 2 supporting 2.5"x2/5" square tube with 1/4" thick wall by 12 feet with the main 24' mast tilting in between. This 24 foot section is the main main mast and it is also 2.5x.25 with 1/4 in thickness. Im using a 3500LBS wench and im wonder if the MAIN mast will be tooooo heavy. Any idea how I could figure that out? . here is what im building but with square steel tube. wiki.radioreference.com/index.php/Tilt-Over_Mast

@fixitnige 7 жыл бұрын

Hello Sal and thx for taking the time to comment, Good to hear you are trying out your own project I have seen this idea before but yours sounds like it will be a lot stronger.I am sure if you put weight on the low side of the main mast to make a balance it will work out great, good luck Nigel

@salgalvano3573 7 жыл бұрын

You read my mind. I was thinking of adding weights at the bottom everytime I would tilt over as counter weight. I will be using a 3500lbs wench with a 2 ton pulley. Thanks again for responding. Wish I could weld like you. Your tower looks better than a commercially made one. Keep up the good work.

@khabibguritno5648 4 жыл бұрын

How to built?

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

hi if you watch the video you will see how I built it.

@radiofanuk 9 жыл бұрын

Great tower....Guess you have an antenna on it by now Nigel

@fixitnige 9 жыл бұрын

Hello Rich thx for your comment, Yes the antenna's are on now a Cushcraft MA5B 5 Band and a UHF/VHF Vertical. Can be seen in the next video. Cheers Nigel

@radiofanuk 9 жыл бұрын

I'll take a look Nigel.

@piperjones9922 4 жыл бұрын

How many dollars U.S. is 500 lbs.

@fixitnige 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Piper at the current exchange rate it would be $613.

@AdamosDad Жыл бұрын

🖐🏻73's🎙🎧KD9OAM📻 📡📡

@fixitnige Жыл бұрын

Hi there maybe see you on air.

@falsedragon33 3 жыл бұрын

It's a pole, not a tower. And you asked permission? All around pathetic.

@fixitnige 3 жыл бұрын

Well mike sorry you think it's pathetic but when you have to abide by the local laws we have no choice I am sure we would all love to have 80 foot plus towers but we have to be thankful for what we have some people here in the UK can't even have a wire antenna.

@eddiedsr2175 2 жыл бұрын

7351 de 14jvc6205 du nord de france tres beau travail et tres propre j aimerais vous demandez si c est possible d avoir les plan ou shema du sisteme telescopique de vaotre mat svp merci a vous et bon contact

@fixitnige 2 жыл бұрын

Bonjour et merci pour le message. Les plans pour cela sont dans ma tête, mais il est très facile de faire une recherche sur Google pour les plans, je suis sûr que vous en trouverez. Bonne chance