[UK-CONTEST] Base Inslator for 80m Vertical

[Jim Balls]

Hi Chris,

Contact you local water sports club / sailing club or shop, it's amazing 
how many fibre glass masts there are about as lots of people are turning to 
the Carbon Fibre type now they are becoming cheaper, they also get some 
damaged ones which you may ba able to cut a piece out from it.

It's worth a try.

Jim


At 19:17 05/10/2004, you wrote:
>I bought a 9m telescopic fibre-glass mast at the Leicester Radio Show to
>make a 1/4w vertical for 3.5MHz. The bottom section just fits into the top
>of a 6m ali scaffold pole. I could use 2 poles, ie 12m plus the fg pole with
>a wire down the side, or a single one and either helically wind some wire
>round the fg pole, or base load the whole thing. Some experimentation will
>be required.
>
>Anyway, I need to make up a base insulator and wondered if anyone has any
>thoughts. Ideally, I would like about 25cm of nylon or fibre glass rod, 43mm
>diameter, to act as a joiner between to pieces of scaffold. Similar to the
>Butternut HFV6 etc. There is a company that advertises in Radcom but minimum
>lengths are 6m. This could be ok if other people wanted similar pieces.
>
>Any useful suggestions would be welcome.  Chris G3SJJ
>
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