Watching YouTube KE0OG He uses 2 10 foot top rail Chan in link fence pipe .. the ends are taped / enlarged so they lock together and metal so if u stick to 20ft they don’t bend
https://youtu.be/21Q0HFqWtpQ On Oct 3, 2020, 1:45 PM -0500, John Mechura via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org>, wrote: > I use two, ten-foot sections of 4-inch diameter thin wall PVC sewer pipe to > get to twenty feet for my "portable" Armstrong Dipole. It does not > telescope. I have installed appropriate threaded fittings so as to assemble > / dis-assemble it into two pieces on the ground after which it is deployed, > or, returned to storage or transport. I believe that the two pieces could be > glued together if transport was not necessary. > > However, walking this up to a vertical position single-handedly may be > difficult if the antenna is heavy. In my situation I am using two "hamstick" > vehicle antennas to make a horizontal dipole for 80 meters. > > Doesn't rust and can be painted for camouflage. > > John, KI5HOC > > > On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 1:14 PM Martin Blaise via BVARC <bvarc@bvarc.org> > > wrote: > > > Does anyone have a telescoping mast such as a two section 20 footer? I > > > have a vertical antenna mfj. 2386 mounted on a part of a mast but the > > > mast and its rings and pins are completely rusted out I can no longer > > > raise the antenna to proper height (it’s up to the roof eave now it was > > > previously at rooftop level at 17 feet above ground actually mfj says 35 > > > above ground is ideal but that is not a good idea on a city lot) if > > > anyone has other ideas let me know thanks AG5T > > > ________________________________________________ > > > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > > > > > BVARC mailing list > > > BVARC@bvarc.org > > > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > BVARC@bvarc.org > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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