Topband: Portable transmit antenna suggestions?

[GEORGE WALLNER]

I have been using Spiderpoles on DXpeditions and at C6AGU for many years. 
Yes, they are not very strong, but with proper guying, I have seen them 
stand up to 80 mph winds. For 160, when using top loading, don't use the two 
top (thinnest) segments as wind loading on the wire can break the thin 
fiberglass. Use a T configuration with two equal length loading wires. These 
will better balance the top in strong winds and can act as additional guys.
73 and GL,
George,
AA7JV/C6AGU


On Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:12:52 -0800
  Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> On 3/10/2021 4:25 AM, S57AD wrote:
>> Spiderbeam sells 160m antenna kit (top loaded 60' vertical - telescopic
>> fiberglass pole, all the wires, etc,
>
> Their fiberglass is not to be trusted structurally. I speak from experience.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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