I’ve tried fiberglass poles (from one of the vendors mentioned here, supposedly with UV inhibitors) for permanent installation. Didn’t work out well. After a couple of years, the push-up poles started to break down anyway and couldn’t be handled without gloves unless I wanted nasty fiberglass fuzz imbedded in my hands. They ended up going out in the trash.
There are certainly a lot of other options, and some have been suggested here. I finally ended up using a Spiderbeam aluminum push-up mast. These are very high quality products, which could easily be house bracketed to eliminate the need for guys, and much more suited to permanent installation. My mast (a 30-something ft HD version) was supported by a ground mounted rotator and guys, and held a Hex beam before I had to pull it down to sell my QTH. Not the same application, obviously, but an excellent quality product, and not outlandishly expensive. YMMV Grant NQ5T K3 #2091, KX3 #8342 > > Fiberglass poles such as those from Spiderbeam or Max-Gain Systems ( > mgs4u.com <http://mgs4u.com/>) won't support very much load without guys >> Look into the Spiderbeam fiberglass poles. Quite sturdy and all kinds of >> lengths. Well within your budget. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
