Hi Gary,
I went the PVC route first for my 4 element HI-Z. Same results as you but
sooner. I ordered telescoping aluminum tubing and solved everything. I used
6 feet of 1 inch OD, 6 feet of .875" OD, 6 feet of .75" OD & 3 feet of
.625" OD for each vertical. The pieces are overlapped 4 inches and one
stainless steel sheet metal screw holds each joint together. That makes a
stiff
vertical with low wind resistance & no maintenance.
The bottom piece of 1" OD fits nicely into 1" nominal PVC pipe which is
then adapted up to 1.5" nominal PVC. That slips neatly into the 2" aluminum
tubing that serves as both the antenna mount and the ground rod required by
Hi-Z. .
The tubing is available from DXE or Texas Towers among others. All four
verticals cost me about $100.
If anyone wants pictures, drop me a line.
73, Barry, W9UCW
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