The vaulting poles I have used were about 1.5" OD, .125 wall. A 5' piece is
quite stiff, it's not like plastic pipe spaghetti.
They do come in different sizes for high school, men's/women's, Olympic class,
etc.
Bought mine dirt cheap as reject poles from the factory back in late 70's.
Factory junks them if they don't pass
the rigorous inspections required to certify them for vaulting use. Had to
submit a serious statement
that they would *absolutely* not be used for vaulting since they had minor
flaws making their safety uncertain.
They were fine for antennas, however. Probably now couldn't acquire any that
way in today's litigious society...
Used them for a 4-el spider quad spreaders. Have also used them for ~12' masts
for a 30M 1/4-wave vertical
and another for a large TV antenna support. Also used piece for side arm off
tower for inverted vee support.
Don N7EF
----- Original Message -----
From: Alan NV8A<mailto:nv8a@charter.net>
To: TowerTalk<mailto:TowerTalk@contesting.com>
Cc: JoeCoolDXer<mailto:JoeCoolDXer@msn.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2010 2:23 AM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Fiberglass cross-boom material?
Thanks for the suggestion, but what diameter are vaulting poles? Would
they be too flexible, allowing the antennas to sag?
73
Alan NV8A
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