QUARTERMASTER LEADERSHIP SERVICE PROJECT
Building communications capability for Flotilla 34.
My Quartermaster project is the design and installation of a 40-foot multi-band communications antenna mast at the US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 34 base at Alsdorf Park Boat Ramp in Pompano Beach, Florida.
Build Weekend • Aug. 28–30, 2026
THE MISSION
A permanent communications system built to be useful when it matters.
The mast is designed to support MF, HF, VHF, and UHF radio communications and route those antenna connections into Flotilla 34’s radio room. Raising the antenna improves their ability to communicate beyond nearby obstructions and gives the Flotilla a stronger, infrastructure-independent communications capability.
VOLUNTEER BUILD
Come for a day—or the whole weekend.
Location: Alsdorf Park Boat Ramp, Pompano Beach
Sea Scouts can earn volunteer and Ship hours.
THE BENEFICIARY + PARTNERSHIP
A project for the organization that helped Ship 238 get started.
US Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 34 is Ship 238’s chartering organization. The project gives me an opportunity to lead a substantial service effort while creating a permanent capability for a partner that supports the Ship with training, mentorship, and maritime opportunities.
HOW IT WORKS
From the ground to the radio room.
Dig the mast sleeve location, add drainage rock and reinforcement, then form and pour the concrete base.
Use the building-side lateral support and antenna geometry to provide additional stability.
Run protected conduit beneath the raised building from the mast location to the radio room.
Terminate the antenna connections in the radio room and validate the completed communications system.
DESIGN + ENGINEERING
The project was modeled before it was built.
These 3D project renderings show the proposed mast location, stabilization approach, building relationship, and under-building cable-routing concept used during planning.
PROJECT LIBRARY
Plans, presentations, and project updates.
NEXT
From renderings to the real build.
The next project update will add construction photos and document the build as it moves from the engineering concept above to the completed antenna mast.
