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Old October 10th 07, 06:50 PM posted to rec.radio.amateur.antenna
[email protected] mcalhoun@ksu.edu is offline
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Default Cheap n Easy Dipole Supports

Ive had my Dipole tween two trees for years now. Next door always
been rented and Mine has been there since the previous Owner let me
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I'm not sure how cheap you wish to stay, but I would suggest a couple
10' stackable sections of 1"dia steel masts as often available at
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In the USA, Home Depot (and presumably Lowe's, etc.) sells 10- to 20-foot
lengths of pipe for the top "rail" of chain-link fences. Sometimes it
even has the swaging that allows one to fit in the end of another.
Remember that all such pipe masts will need guying.
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