[Antennas] Mobile Push-up Mast?

[Don Havlicek]

This might be what you're looking for:

http://www.flagco.com/topflitetelescoping.shtml

Don
N8DE

J. Coote wrote:
> Antennists..
> I will be designing an interoperability comm van for my public safety
> agency.
> Although there will be minimum "fire drill" factor in getting the van on the
> air, there
> will be times when we need a mast because of de-sense from onboard repeaters
> in the van;
> the need for extra height; the need to operate HF using a horizontal wire
> antenna.
> 
> I've ruled out pneumatic ENG-TV masts (cost), some home-brew kluges I've
> seen (not volunteer-proof and look dorky) and those mil surplus and Radio
> Shack masts that drop into each other (tend to skewer people underneath).
> 
> I'm looking for a telescoping mast that will attach to a large van push
> bumper, or maybe
> a mast stand that you park on top of, and then walk the mast in.  The mast
> can be 20-30 feet, the load will be a dualband VHF/UHF vertical and possible
> side loading (guying) from rope/HF wire antenna.
> 
> I'd like to hear what your agency has done for your commo van mast.
> 
> Thanks,
> Jay
> AAR9QM/W6CJ
> 
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