Curious. What are the advantages vs. disavantages of a commercial
marine fiberglass antenna such as a Morad vs. using telescoping aluminum
tubing sections to accomplish the same?

Of course I realize price is one factor. I'm looking for other factors.

I imagine that weather resistance is probably the biggest. Marine
fiberglass antennas are designed to stand up to long-term exposure to
salt spray, and salt air.

Anywhere around the coast, salt in the air will eat aluminum antennas
for lunch. Unless you're very careful to have a mechanically-strong
junction between sections, with some sort of oxygen-and-moisture-
excluding goop or grease, you'll end up with serious deterioration
of the metal, and a loss of conductivity between sections.


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