Return-Path: <owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Received: (qmail 23024 invoked from network); 25 Oct 2002 16:47:47 -0000 Received: from warrior.services.quay.plus.net (212.159.14.227) by mailstore with SMTP; 25 Oct 2002 16:47:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 28332 invoked from network); 25 Oct 2002 16:46:28 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal Received: from post.thorcom.com (193.82.116.70) by warrior.services.quay.plus.net with SMTP; 25 Oct 2002 16:46:28 -0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.10) id 1857aU-0003k0-00 for rsgb_lf_group-outgoing@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:45:30 +0100 Received: from [195.20.224.130] (helo=moutvdom.kundenserver.de) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.10) id 1857aT-0003jr-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:45:29 +0100 Received: from [212.227.126.220] (helo=mrvdomng.kundenserver.de) by moutvdom.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1857aT-0005x0-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 18:45:29 +0200 Received: from [217.86.250.67] (helo=diolog.de) by mrvdomng.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1857aS-0004oa-00 for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Fri, 25 Oct 2002 18:45:29 +0200 Message-ID: <3DB96720.3D5D2CCB@diolog.de> Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 16:45:36 +0100 From: "Fabian Kurz" <fk@diolog.de> X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [de] (Win98; I) X-Accept-Language: de MIME-Version: 1.0 To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org References: <001f01c27a94$06b88660$0504210a@c.scope> <5.1.0.14.0.20021024112102.029eadf8@pb623250.kuleuven.be> <E18571A-0002rA-00@protactinium.btinternet.com> Subject: Re: LF: Suggestions please Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.7 required=5.0tests=QUOTED_EMAIL_TEXT,REFERENCES,SPAM_PHRASE_00_01, X_ACCEPT_LANGversion=2.42 Sender: <owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org> Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group Hello Steve, I am using a 10m-fibreglass pole made by DK9SQ which seems to be pretty stable. Further information can be found on www.qsl.net/dk9sq or the www.eham.net product review .. unfortunately the pole is not as cheap as the fishing rods, I think it's about ลน80 .. 73, Fabian DJ1YFK (soon to be QRV on 136 kHZ again) Steve Thompson schrieb: > My aerial experiments have come to a halt. I was using a lightweight fishing > rod (fishing people call them whips) to support a vertical wire. The rod is > neat cosmetically and easy to handle. I had it fixed using a small wall > bracket sold for holding TV aerial poles. In the recent high winds, the rod > has snapped off at the bracket, clearly not up to the bending strain so I > need something a bit tougher, perhaps fibreglass - any suggestions on > products and sources would be most welcome. > > Thanks > > Steve