The PVC is dielectric (for the most part) so the two might not work equally. Might be interesting.
Thanks, think I will try the fence rails, maybe next time. John, KI5HOC On Sat, Oct 3, 2020 at 1:53 PM David Hold <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]>, > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 >> [email protected] >> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org >> > ________________________________________________ > Brazos Valley Amateur Radio Club > > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org > >
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