I'm looking for material for a 25-foot-tall non-conductive mast to use with a K9AY loop. PVC, even sched 40 and 80, has not proved stiff enough. Fiberglass should work but the pricing I've seen for p
Pete, Try Max-Gain Systems at www.mgs4u.com/. 73 Don K5AQ ________________________________________________________________________ Where do you get ICE bandpass filters & beverage matching boxes? The
This would be interesting! Ebay Item # 1316960601 18 Four Foot Fiberglass Mast Sections, Rugged Chuck, W5PR with of ________________________________________________________________________ Where do y
Hey Pete, Have you looked here: http://www.mgs4u.com/fiberg.htm I thought these were pretty well priced. Jim Johnson, Melbourne, Florida jim@kc4hw.net - http://www.kc4hw.net DXPacketCluster RF Connec
Pete, , Allen Bond at Max Gain Systems in GA has fibreglass that will do the job. Bob-W3GH with of ________________________________________________________________________ Where do you get ICE bandpa
This seems to be the consensus solution, and they aren't that painful. Thanks, guys! 73, Pete N4ZR The revised World Contest Station Database is online at www.pvrc.org _______________________________
Consider material(s) other than fiberglass or PVC. I'm using wooden closet rod. Home Depot here stocks it in two different diameters - 1 1/4" & 1 1/2" I think in lengths up to about 16 ft. I got a 16
Why do you need a non-conductive mast? Why not just use a short length of PVC at the top of a regular mast? If it is really fussy, you would have to insulate the mast bottom but I doubt it is. That
Pete- Too bad we dont live closer-. I have a grove of "Structural" Bamboo, with many taller than you need. Bill-W4BSG - Bill Aycock -- Persimmon Hill Woodville, Alabama, US 35776 (in the N.E. corner
The Loop Mast and Hadware kit that Gary (K9AY) sells includes 24 feet of fiberglass support mast. 73 de Mike, W4EF...................................................... ______________________________
You do not need a fiberglass mast. That antenna has a moderately low impedance. All you need is an ground-insulated mast (conduit is fine) with a short stub of PVC at the top to keep it away from th
This appears to be correct. Since posting my original inquiry, I have modeled the antenna with and without a conductive mast, grounded and floating, and there appear to be only miniscule differences