They are really called "crappie poles" as they do not have any feed line
loops. I will get an E mail for you tomorrow
Any fishing shop will have them if you refer to them as above which
separates them from the more expensive "fishing blanks".Found out about all
these things when I went to a major fishing show in Chicago where I spoke to
all the reps.
You can get thicker wall types but I do not deem them as necessary but
carbon type blanks (noodles) can be more useful at triple the cost if
excessive bending is to be imposed for any reason but with the loss of
stiffness. There is now available sticky back copper foil as hardware stores
uprate their inventory for use on outside wood decks where before they used
aluminum which is now prohibited for some reason with treated woods!

You can get them in 8,12,16 and 20 foot lengths and all parts have been
interchangeable for me in that none fall out
as weight is applied such as ice. where extra tightening then occurs.Some
suppliers up their prices to twice what
I have been able to buy them for.

Art KB9MZ


"Irv Finkleman" wrote in message
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ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

I use fishing poles for all my antenna experimentation....

Art,
I can't seem to locate a source of the poles. Do you have
an e-mail or other address for one? I've been looking for a long time.
Thanks in advance.

Irv VE6BP
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