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Re: Topband: Portable transmit antenna suggestions?

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Subject: Re: Topband: Portable transmit antenna suggestions?
From: Ken Claerbout <kenk4zw@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:22:41 -0500
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We installed an 18 meter Spider Pole at ET3AA, which supports a wire
Inverted L for 80 and 160.  It blows around pretty good at times.
While I don't discount Jim's experience, it's been up for 2 plus years
and is still going strong.

73
Ken K4ZW

On Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 12:13 PM Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
>
> On 3/10/2021 4:25 AM, S57AD wrote:
> > Spiderbeam sells 160m antenna kit (top loaded 60' vertical - telescopic
> > fiberglass pole, all the wires, etc,
>
> Their fiberglass is not to be trusted structurally. I speak from experience.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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