I have a limited lot and want to try to put up a 160 loaded Dipole I have. In the front of the lot I have a 35-40 tree I can use (Yes I know NVIS, But only looking at 160m States) but in the back I
Search for the 4ft fiberglass military surplus mast sections. There are numerous vendors on Ebay. You will pay more in shipping than the product. It would have to be guyed. Mike W0MU W0MU-1 CC Cluste
I use both the fiberglass and aluminum cammo support tubes extensively and they work well, although the fiberglass does not tolerate UV exposure over long periods of time. I have used both types for
Scotty, If the wood fence has good solid wood posts, you can tie a 10 or 20 ft mast to it. If you can find 20' sections of pipe or chain link fence top rail, that's great. I can't find that around he
You could also bolt on a section of fence railing to the 4X4 and get even higher. Higher is better. Our 160 dipole in J6 was not good at about 20 ft above ground even with a 200ft drop off directly i
Here ya go -- de Mark, AA6DX (bought 2 so far!) http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Military-Fibreglass-Mast-Support-Poles-Ham-Radio-48_W 0QQitemZ160530378014QQcategoryZ4672QQcmdZViewItem have. In the front of th
He said 'self supporting' ... Here ya go -- de Mark, AA6DX (bought 2 so far!) http://cgi.ebay.com/12-Military-Fibreglass-Mast-Support-Poles-Ham-Radio-48_W 0QQitemZ160530378014QQcategoryZ4672QQcmdZVie
Surprised nobody mentioned this suggestion yet: Don't build a dipole. It'll be barely useful at that height. Build an Inverted L. Feed it at the base of the tree. Run the wire up the back side of the
A low dipole is a very poor performer on top band for DX or domestic. You would be better off making a top loaded vertical using your tree support by running a wire straight up and having several wir
Scotty, The post that appears immediately below, is one sent by K3LR a few years back. This should work for you too. I have to believe it would be a lot better than a low dipole. I am sure that the K
I emphatically second that suggestion. A few years ago Bob, K7ZB, and I operated two consecutive CQ160m CW contests from a cabin in the Ponderosa Pine country of Arizona using that exact same configu
Okay, in a meager effort to answer the original question, here is an example of a fairly cheap and easy support. http://www.wv7u.com/mast/mast.html (Took me a while to find it). Here's one more, out
You are not likely to get 19' of mast that is free standing and hold the end of a 160 dipole. Unless the loaded dipole is light weight and under little tension the top of the mast will need to be bac
Here in the Pacific Northwest we call them Douglas firs. Cheers, Steve K7LXC _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list To