<div dir="auto">i agree. i have the tripod. and it is awesome i have my 28.2235 a99 antenna up 40 feet on this poles and tripod. this n fact i am waiting for delivery of the tripod piece. and. the piece that holes the poles in the ground.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">i wonder what happened. to <a href="http://goverticalusa.com">goverticalusa.com</a><br clear="all"><br clear="all"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"> 73 Niece <div>Please listen for my 10m CW beacon 28.2235</div><div><br></div><div>ARRL member<br>when hear YL on FREQ: they take precedence! Take YL QSO first</div><div><br>check out: <a href="http://KA1ULN.BLOGSPOT.COM" target="_blank">KA1ULN.BLOGSPOT.COM</a><br></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 13:19 Juan Jiménez <<a href="mailto:k1cpr@bd5.com">k1cpr@bd5.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for the info. My pole setup has worked very well with the MFJ-1786 antenna at the top, even in high winds, but as I said in my article, I reinforced the joints with through-bolts and used three nylon guy wires. Since the article came out I have also found other people who did this before me, so I'm not the inventor of this wacky idea. 🤣 As to their use as netting support poles. you may have a point there. But I figure holding up lightweight antennas or wire will be fine. If it falls, put it up again. 😎</div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>73,<div>K1CPR</div><div>Juan</div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Dec 13, 2024 at 9:36 AM Andy Wallace <<a href="mailto:soldersmoke01@gmail.com" target="_blank">soldersmoke01@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Juan, thanks for sending this email and publishing in the Newsletter!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Great to know of this source. Nearfest pre Covid used to have a regular dealer in these (I think it was GoVerticalUSA) who sold the fiberglass poles as well as spiders and guy rings - and also the aluminum poles. He no longer comes. It’s a loss!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">I have a doublet wire antenna up and I am using the aluminum poles. They are heavy and unwieldy when stacked - working alone I could only get the 4’ long poles up 24’. But they are trees where none exist. :)</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">For Marla’s installation we used the fiberglass ones, unguyed, and ice weight on the wire broke one. We used one less pole. Guyed would have helped. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Instead of rebar, I used steel pipe from the hardware store, driven into the ground with a sledge (use a block of wood so the end won’t mushroom). Be sure to have a couple feet above the ground. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">To plan things I took some mesurements - notes below. </div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Hope this helps. The poles are made for camouflage netting and not for “ham antenna heights” but they can work well. </div><div dir="ltr">Andy</div><div dir="ltr">KA1GTT</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Need 1.25 inch max OD pipe to drive in ground for aluminum. 1 inch for fiberglass.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="FR">Aluminum pole<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="FR">Large end <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span lang="FR">OD </span>1.785<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ID 1.563<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Small end<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">OD 1.563<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ID 1.33<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Fiberglass pole<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Large end<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">OD 1.78<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ID 1.56<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Small end<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">OD 1.56<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">ID 1.055</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Nov 26, 2024, at 4:51 PM, Juan Jiménez <<a href="mailto:k1cpr@bd5.com" target="_blank">k1cpr@bd5.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>For those of you may be interested, here are additional pictures of my Army tent pole antenna tower.</div><div><br></div><div>If you would like to purchase tent poles for your own tower, they are available in Easton MA, text Greg at 508-802-0647, he will give you directions. He sells them on the honor system, you grab what you need from the trailer (poles, guide wire stakes, etc.) and if he is not there you leave the money in one of his trucks. <b>Make sure you grab the types of poles with the thicker reinforced end</b>. They are stronger than the other ones. Bring a small ladder to get into the back of the trailer.</div><div><br></div><div>If you want to use them for an actual tent, he also has the top pieces that spread out and support the tent material. </div><div><br></div><div><div><20241103_114853.jpg></div><div><20241103_114916.jpg></div><div><20241103_114919.jpg></div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><br><div>73,<div>K1CPR</div><div>Juan</div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Nov 26, 2024 at 3:14 PM Kayla Creamer <<a href="mailto:w2iry.kayla@gmail.com" target="_blank">w2iry.kayla@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi everyone,</div><div><div><br></div><div>We've got a great newsletter ready for your reading pleasure. Hard to believe it's the last one of 2024 already! Thanks, as always, to our newsletter editor, Marla, for putting this together every month. Also, thanks to those of you who contributed articles. Without articles, there is no newsletter. If you have something you'd like to submit for a future newsletter, be sure to send it to Marla at <a href="mailto:wa1gsf@comcast.net" target="_blank">wa1gsf@comcast.net</a>. Here's the link for this month's newsletter: <a href="https://bit.ly/Dec2024BARSNewsletter" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/Dec2024BARSNewsletter</a></div><div><br></div><div>This Wednesday, 12/4, is our monthly membership meeting. Note that the meetings are now hybrid and will take place at the Chelmsford Bible Church at <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/128+Gorham+Street?entry=gmail&source=g">128 Gorham Street</a> in Chelmsford AND via Zoom at 7 pm EST. Be on the lookout for Zoom info from Bruce over the next couple of days. Annual club elections will be held at this month's meeting. </div><div><br></div><div>This month's guest speaker will be an evening with New England Area Director Tom Frenaye, K1KI. Be sure to check out this month's newsletter or <a href="http://w1hh.org/" target="_blank">w1hh.org</a> for more info on Tom and his presentation.</div><div><br></div><div>As a reminder, BARS dues run from January 1 through December 31. Dues are just $15 for the year and help pay for the club Zoom account, the website, Field Day activities, etc. If you have not renewed, you can do so online at <a href="https://www.w1hh.org/join-or-renew/" target="_blank">https://www.w1hh.org/join-or-renew/</a>. If you're not sure if you are current or not, email our club treasurer, Bruce Anderson, at <a href="mailto:w1lus@hotmail.com" target="_blank">w1lus@hotmail.com</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Wishing a safe and happy Thanksgiving to all!</div><div><br></div><div>73,</div><div>Kayla</div><div>W2IRY</div></div></div>
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