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Cheap and easy to build tilt over antenna mast.

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If you live in areas plagued by storms and high winds, you may find this tilt over antenna mast from "Maverick RC" a useful addition to your antenna system. This tilt over mast project will take some time to design and build, but it will pay for itself by saving your beam antennas from being ruined by sudden weather changes.  As a benefit, you'll be able to do basic antenna maintenance safely and in less time than before. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xsKEURJFCE. Here are some comments from "Maverick RC": Here's a breakdown of the home made tilt over antenna mast that I built for my radio. The initial post is a 4x4x16 that is around 4-1/12 feet in the ground. I added roughly 9 feet on top of it to give it a total height of 20 feet. The actual metal pipe is 33 feet in length. There are multiple pieces used and the joints are staggered, being one section inside of