If you don't have tall trees on your small urban lot or find that perfect POTA/SOTA site without tall supports, you may need to make or buy a sturdy mast for your operations.
In this video, Peter Waters (G3OJV) discusses three types of masts available for both home and field use.
Peter examines the pros and cons of metal masts, fiberglass masts, and combination fiberglass-metal masts.
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Thanks for joining us today.
Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).
Here are some comments from Peter (G3OJV):
Almost all Ham Radio operators need means of supporting antennas. Unless you are fortunate enough to have tress in the right places, you will need some kind of antenna mast. Peter G3OJV, covers a number of off-the-shelf options available from Waters and Stanton in the UK.
LMA ANTENNAS - METAL TELESCOPIC MASTS
https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk/catal...
LMA HEAVY DUTY FIBRE GLASS TELESCOPIC MASTS
https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk/catal...
SOIDER POLE TELESCOPIC MASTS - METAL AND FTIBREGLASS
https://www.hamradiostore.co.uk/catal... TranscriptFollow along using the transcript.
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