Just get smaller rod that fits inside the legs, that should be plenty strong enough. Or get fiberglass tube with an ID that matches the leg OD. I did that for some 48' loaded verticals some years ago. David Robbins K1TTT e-mail: mailto:k1ttt at arrl.net web: http://www.k1ttt.net AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net