I've seen both fiberglass and aluminum 4' poles available at surplus stores,
estate sales, on-line sites and at hamfests.
How about the availability of the aluminum poles - are they getting grabbed up,
too?
Maybe I better pick up a set the next time I see them for sale.
LJ
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>On 12/26/2015 1:25 PM, Tom_N2SR via TowerTalk wrote:
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>> You see them all over the place: ebay, even Dayton.
>>
>
>You USED to see them all over. The supply has dried
>up because someone figured out that they are
>perfect for building vineyards. The agricultural
>vendors are out bidding the hams at the surplus
>auctions and shipping the tubes out of the country.
>This is according to a vendor who sold them every
>year at Pacificon; this was his last year.
>
>Rick N6RK
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