Re: LF: 136 khz acty Sunday

[WE0H Mike <we0h@genesiswireless.us>]

Hey Warren,

Thanks for the heads up. So it appears that it is just like this Black Widow 20' telescoping fishing pole I have here. It is also tiny at the end with one eye at the end. I had bought it years ago to build a Saint Louis Vertical and never got around to it. Guess I won't bother spending a hundred bucks on a weak pole.

Thanks a bunch,

Mike
WE0H
WD2XGI


Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ wrote:

Mike,
  I bought one of those DK9SQ telescoping masts a couple of years ago. Yes, its very light but also very weak The top section is maybe 1/4" diameter. I was able to (just barely) get it to hold up a 75m dipole made up of #20 insulated wire fed with 300 ohm tv twin lead, I used fishing line instead of rope at the dipole ends. I used the mast as a center support, and it still bent a bit under the weight of the very light dipole. Also, there is no locking mechanism on the telescoping sections, to prevent it from collapsing on itself I had to put a piece of tape accross each of the lower sections.


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73 Warren K2ORS/WD2XGJ
FN42hi



Thanks Dex. Interesting other stuff on that page also :-) 
  

Mike


Dexter McIntyre W4DEX wrote:

WE0H Mike wrote:

Do you know of a supplier of those fibre glass telescopic poles in the North America? I sure would like to buy one. They sound very useful.

http://www.quiltershusband.com/hamhtm/kangaus.htm

Dex