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Call Sign : 26-CT-3414 26-SW-1919 M7NBX Posts : 36 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2019-09-26 QTH or Location : Bristol, UK Equipment Used : Xiegu X5105, Retevis RT-95, Anytone AT-D878UV, ALINCO DX-10, CRT SS6900 N, CRT One N, Baofeng UV-5R, Alinco DJ-X3
Subject: Telescopic Poles Wed Oct 16, 2019 6:58 pm
Hi ...
I’ve been watching a shed load of videos recently where dxers have been going up hills/mountains and using telescopic fibreglass poles to support diy coax antennas . Now, I quite fancy the idea of this and I was initially under the impression that I’d be able to use either a carp/roach pole or a flag/kite pole, but I’ve recently read that a fishing type pole won’t be any good as they’re not designed to withstand wind.
Can anyone shed any light on this ?
Any thoughts and/or recommendations appreciated.
Cheers
Nick
26TC62 Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26TC62, 26CT2817 Posts : 141 Times Thanked : 29 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Portsmouth Equipment Used : Yaesu 891, 10m pole, wire 5/8, T2LT
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Wed Oct 16, 2019 8:59 pm
The thing to watch out for with any kind of pole is that it is fibreglass (or some insulating material) and not carbon-fibre. Carbon fibre is an electrical conductor! Beyond the use of carbon fibre in many fishing poles I can't really think why anyone would advise you that they are no good. Poles are sold as fishing poles, flag poles, windsock poles etc but they are all the same thing.
I have a 7m (sold as a fishing pole) which stands up to gales perfectly well, and a 10m (windsock pole), both fibreglass and used all the time with a T2LT coax dipole or a home-made 5/8 wave on hilltops, beaches, and other odd scraps of land when I'm out portable. A 7m pole will typically weigh 750g, a 10m pole about 1.5kg and a 12m pole about 3kg. Depending how far you are going to have to walk the weight can be quite a consideration!
Pappy Nick New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3414 26-SW-1919 M7NBX Posts : 36 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2019-09-26 QTH or Location : Bristol, UK Equipment Used : Xiegu X5105, Retevis RT-95, Anytone AT-D878UV, ALINCO DX-10, CRT SS6900 N, CRT One N, Baofeng UV-5R, Alinco DJ-X3
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:05 am
26TC62 wrote:
Poles are sold as fishing poles, flag poles, windsock poles etc but they are all the same thing.
I have a 7m (sold as a fishing pole) which stands up to gales perfectly well, and a 10m (windsock pole), both fibreglass and used all the time with a T2LT coax dipole ...
Much Cheersness ..
That's just the kind of info I'm after
Nick
GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 3771 Times Thanked : 311 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Braunston Northamptonshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 58
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Thu Oct 17, 2019 9:20 pm
Hi Nick I use a 'Spirit of air' pole has served me very well and is good quality. Here's a link. http://www.spiritofair.co.uk/telescopic_poles.htm
73's Gary.
Pappy Nick New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-3414 26-SW-1919 M7NBX Posts : 36 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2019-09-26 QTH or Location : Bristol, UK Equipment Used : Xiegu X5105, Retevis RT-95, Anytone AT-D878UV, ALINCO DX-10, CRT SS6900 N, CRT One N, Baofeng UV-5R, Alinco DJ-X3
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Fri Oct 18, 2019 7:29 am
Cheers Gary ...
I'll check 'em out.
Nick
26TC62 Senior contributor
Call Sign : 26TC62, 26CT2817 Posts : 141 Times Thanked : 29 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Portsmouth Equipment Used : Yaesu 891, 10m pole, wire 5/8, T2LT
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Fri Oct 18, 2019 12:26 pm
My 10m is a Spirit of Air and interestingly they now have the 12m back in manufacture as well, which had been missing for a while. Might have to treat myself! I know some people have bought the 12m Spiderbeam which is superbly made but £££££.
Pacman New Member
Call Sign : 163ct113 Posts : 11 Times Thanked : 1 Join date : 2019-06-30 QTH or Location : Beddau Equipment Used : Jackson2, crt6900n, Kenwood ts140s
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:48 pm
I use a 7m or 10m spirit of air and recently a 10m DX commander for the T2lt
Andybron New Member
Call Sign : 26-CT-989 Posts : 22 Times Thanked : 0 Join date : 2020-01-13 QTH or Location : Clacton on sea essex Equipment Used : CRT ss9900 with solarcon aerial Age : 55
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Mon Jan 13, 2020 9:12 pm
What sort of aerial are people using static mobile with these as I take it something like a solarcon would be wayyyyy to heavy for one if these??cheers
Northern Crusader Major contributor
Call Sign : M0GVZ / 26CT1760 Posts : 489 Times Thanked : 32 Join date : 2019-11-13 QTH or Location : IO94SA Equipment Used : Icom 7300, TS480, President McKinley, Albrecht AE6110, CRT Mike Age : 52
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Tue Jan 14, 2020 7:53 pm
I've done static mobile with an Imax 2000 strapped to a fence post.
GaryWilson CT Directors
Call Sign : 26-CT-1836 Ham 2E0GGQ Posts : 3771 Times Thanked : 311 Join date : 2019-06-27 QTH or Location : Braunston Northamptonshire. Equipment Used : Radios & Wires & Stuff! Age : 58
Subject: Re: Telescopic Poles Wed Jan 15, 2020 6:16 am
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Subject: Telescopic Poles 
