Diameter of pole supporting vertical

[G0VQY]

It states that you need to use a 1/4 inch pole to take a Hustler vertical. However, will it fit on a 2 inch diameter pole?

[WB2WIK]

Which vertical? The home station products like the BTV series take a 1-1/2" diameter mast, as that's what I'm using.

If you use a 2" mast, not a big problem, but you probably have to drill four new holes in the mast mounting bracket. Should take about two minutes.

[K8JD]

I am sure that should have been 1-1/4 inch minimum mast dia.
Did you get the mounting hardware with the antenna or is it used, rusted and stripped of hardware?
Just eyeballing the U bolts or the mounting holes in the bracket should give you an answer.

[K9ASE]

Which vertical? The home station products like the BTV series take a 1-1/2" diameter mast, as that's what I'm using.

If you use a 2" mast, not a big problem, but you probably have to drill four new holes in the mast mounting bracket. Should take about two minutes.

I'm looking at the instructions now for a 6BTV and they say 1-1/4". I just drove a 5 foot section of galvanized pipe into the ground leaving 18" above like it says.

[WA7PRC]

I'm looking at the instructions now for a 6BTV and they say 1-1/4".

From the Nominal Pipe Size table:
1" pipe = 1.315" OD
1-1/4" pipe = 1.660" OD

Different "Schedules" dictate differing wall thicknesses. Sch 40 is common here in the colonies.

[K9XR]

Years ago the old Hy-Gain antennas used brackets thst were pre-sized for 1 1/4" I.D.galvanized pipe. They said the O.D. was about 1 5/8 and the stamped brackets were NOT adjustable. That is one reason I always laugh when people post how dangerous to use Iron pipe for a mast. That being said, a little common sense goes a long way.

From the Nominal Pipe Size table:
1" pipe = 1.315" OD
1-1/4" pipe = 1.660" OD

Different "Schedules" dictate differing wall thicknesses. Sch 40 is common here in the colonies.

[K9XR]

Tom. it will be interesting to see if that new one works as well as the avq that is on your roof now. I don't know if you plan on radials or not. I've heard they don't work very well without radials. You can't prove it by me because one year in the CQWW CW contest I worked over 100 countries and 35 zones on 40 meters with that antenna and I've got the certificate to prove it.. Oh Yeah, it was mounted about 25 feet from 7.2 KV power lines. Maybe that helped?

I'm looking at the instructions now for a 6BTV and they say 1-1/4". I just drove a 5 foot section of galvanized pipe into the ground leaving 18" above like it says.

[WA7PRC]

From the Nominal Pipe Size table:
1" pipe = 1.315" OD
1-1/4" pipe = 1.660" OD

Different "Schedules" dictate differing wall thicknesses. Sch 40 is common here in the colonies.

Years ago the old Hy-Gain antennas used brackets thst were pre-sized for 1 1/4" I.D. galvanized pipe. They said the O.D. was about 1 5/8 and the stamped brackets were NOT adjustable. That is one reason I always laugh when people post how dangerous to use Iron pipe for a mast. That being said, a little common sense goes a long way.

Pipe has a nominal size that relates to the OD. The Schedule number relates to the wall thickness. ID is not specified in direct terms.

[G0VQY]

Pipe has a nominal size that relates to the OD. The Schedule number relates to the wall thickness. ID is not specified in direct terms.

I think I will go with what they suggest. Anyway, I was in the garden today looking at those 2 inch pipe sticking out of the ground, this is where I was going to locate the vertical. I then realised that in order to locate the vertical here, I would probably need to call in the tree surgeon to remove a lot of overhanging branches which would definitely get in the way of the antenna. So I've got the appropriate pole that I will concrete in a slightly different position in the garden.

[WA7PRC]

I was in the garden today looking at those 2 inch pipe sticking out of the ground, this is where I was going to locate the vertical. I then realised that in order to locate the vertical here, I would probably need to call in the tree surgeon to remove a lot of overhanging branches which would definitely get in the way of the antenna. So I've got the appropriate pole that I will concrete in a slightly different position in the garden.

2" pipe = 2.375" OD. I doubt the antenna would accommodate that. However, a smaller pipe or structural tube could be placed inside the larger pipe or tube you have concreted into the ground. That makes it easy to move/remove it later.