[Elecraft] Upcoming Vacation and my K2

Fri Jun 13 17:47:01 2003

West Bend Fishing Poles makes a "Sunny Day" SD-20 20-foot telescoping 
fishing pole which collapses to only a 36" or 48" length, sand sells for 
about $20. It's available from a number of sources, and hams have been 
buying these for a LONG time for use as portable antenna supports.

Very light, compact, and relatively inexpensive.

I believe the mast might be carbon fiber, so it might NOT be a good 
candidate for a helically-wound antenna, but as an end or center support 
for a wire, it's killer.

Try:

        http://877icefish.safeshopper.com/94/328.htm?58
        http://www.norcalqrp.com/crappie/crappie.htm

73,

Tom  N0SS

At 11:21 AM 6/13/03, Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
>I have a 12' fiberglass mast that telescopes to 36" that I can use
>with the Superanntennas Yagi for b0th vertical and horizontal
>polarization.  I also have a Portaple mast, again packs into 36", that
>gives me 24' horizontal polarization.  This latter was used for 12M
>operation from S05X.
>
>The vertically polarized Yagi is particularly effective on the beach.
>73, doug
>
>    Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2003 08:52:16 -0400
>    From: Haines Brown <[email protected]>
>
>    Doug suggests a SuperAntennas yagi, and I was thinking of a couple
>    Iron Horse whips end to end to make a dipole for some lower bands, but
>    the problem is, how do you get these things sufficiently high up in
>    the air? A beach location suggests there are no trees, and the
>    airplane trip would seem to eliminate the possibility of a
>    tower. Helium baloons or kites seem impractical.
>
>    Wouldn't the only option be a vertical, such as the MP-2, or perhaps a
>    collapsable (and thus more portable) magnetic loop such as the one by
>    Antenna Engineering DL4KCJ?
>
>    Haines Brown KB1GRM
>
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