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Subject: Topband: DXE Thunderbolt
From: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2020 11:35:24 -0000
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Well some telescopic fibreglass masts will fit over an alloy Scaffold Pole,
so you just slide it over and fit a Jubilee Clip a couple of feet down.

Otherwise, it's down to buying some tubing to act as a joining sleeve . . .
where the inside diameters are different I have known people use a length of
hardwood, and shave each half to the correct inside diameter of the metal
and fibreglass poles.

73 Roger G3YRO

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Further to that scheme, is there a sound way to join a Spider pole to a
scaffold pole? The cost change from 18m Spider to the next sizes up is quite
a jump, but I've often thought an alloy scaffold pole at the base would be
worth the effort if I had a decent way to join them. I can raise the 18m
Spider pole using a falling derrick on my own and a rigid extension
underneath looks doable with help.  

David G3UNA/G6CP

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