[ICOM] Jackite PILE - er... I mean POLE!

[AI4WM]

I've been using one configured with an inverted V for several years.  Ihave
a second for a dipole and hope soon to get a third and build a phased array
at the beach just to see if I can do it.

These poles work great for QRP.



On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 10:25 PM, Mike Olbrisch <mike-2007 at elp.rr.com>wrote:

> Well - that is embarrassing.  River is a Great Dane.  If he ever gave me a
> 31 ft
> Fiberglass PILE that collapsed to 4 feet, I would need a big shovel to
> clean it
> up.
>
> A Jackite Pole is this.
>
> http://www.jackite.com/product_info.php?products_id=132
>
> They come in several colors.  Being the stealth-hiker that I am, mine is
> GREEN.
>
>
> Mike - KD9KC.
> El Paso, Tx.
> DM61rt
>
> Molon labe. [mo-lone lah-veh] Google it...
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On
> Behalf
> > Of Mike Olbrisch
> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 8:15 PM
> > To: 'ICOM Reflector'
> > Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-215
> >
> > River got me a Jackite pole.  It is a 31 ft fiberglass pile that
> collapses to
> > about 4 feet, and is sturdy enough to support a light-weight dipole or as
> a
> > vertical.  It will be nice at dog shows when I am bored and need to pop
> up an
> HF
> > antenna to play with the portable QRP.
> >
> > Some of the IC-703 folks could use one of these.  Makes a great portable
> > support.
> >
> > Didn't I tie it back to an ICOM topic nicely???   <grin>.
> >
> > Mike - KD9KC.
> > El Paso, Tx.
> > DM61rt
> >
> > Molon labe. [mo-lone lah-veh] Google it...
> >
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> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> > Behalf
> > > Of Adam Farson
> > > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 6:43 PM
> > > To: 'ICOM Reflector'
> > > Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-215
> > >
> > > Hi Mike,
> > >
> > > Maxie bought me a very acceptable substitute - an IC-F70T, which is
> > > programmed with repeater pairs and simplex frequencies for Regions 1
> and 2.
> > > It even has 1750 Hz tone burst, triggered in the Region 1 zones by
> pressing
> > > the emergency key.
> > >
> > > He balked at programming it, so that task fell to me.
> > >
> > > Cheers for now, 73,
> > > Adam VA7OJ/AB4OJ
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> icom-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> > > Behalf Of Mike Olbrisch
> > > Sent: 11-Jan-10 16:53
> > > To: 'ICOM Reflector'
> > > Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTB: IC-215
> > >
> > > Up until a year ago I missed mine terribly too.  For all is wasn't, it
> was a
> > > good radio. It ran for ever on the C-cells.  I came close to buying one
> on
> > > the E-place a few times, but managed to forgo doing it.
> > >
> > > Then last year the wife bought me a Yaesu FT-817.  It is a 215 on
> steroids -
> > > and more.  I don't miss the 215 so much anymore.  Now I can hill-top,
> and
> > > take SSB, and have a VFO, and ... and...
> > >
> > > My IC-215 had mostly European xtals anyway.
> > >
> > > Good luck finding one.  And finding xtals.
> > >
> > > Mike - KD9KC.
> > > El Paso, Tx.
> > >
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-- 
73,
Bill
AI4WM