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Fishing pole element construction facts
ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
I use fishing poles for all my antenna experimentation. I thought supplying the following info would be of interest to antenna builders on this news group. I now see fishing pole antenna manufacturing as the prime method and not as a "make do" in place of conventional aluminum tube construction REASONS ALUMINUM (aluminium for U.K. builders) My aluminum rescources always seem to miss a required diameter. Clamps used to secure element portions always increased susceptability to ice build up Aircraft style tubing increasingly expensive Elements with electrically faulty connections. Pre built antenna prices are now rediculous thus new avenues are required for emerging hams. FISHING POLE. A 20 foot telescopic fishing pole can be used as a standard for all types of antennas without permanent mutilation. Cost per pole is $10 ( $2 if purchased in quantity China FOB ) Weight is 1 lb Material fiberglass with shellac outer protection No element clamp requirements Taper is perfect No ice build up. Pre sticky coat aluminum foil rolls readily available at hardware stores. Elements are electrically continuous as foil is applied lengthwise Foil length does not have to be physical element length Foil can be readily removed if required using heat gun or hair drier Boom to mast materials need not be metallic because of lightness of element Telescopic assemblies a breese to store. Boom materials are more optional and plentiful Rotor costs drop .. LENGTH OF USE About ten years of continual antenna experience Temperature extremes 95 F to -20 F Breakdown and reassembly rotations numerable. Max number of elements used on one installation, 13 elements on a 80 foot boom.(20 metres, total element wt was 26 lbs) Regards Art |
Hw do u fasten the poles to the boom?
-- Listen to Alternative News and Conversation You Won't Hear On Commercial Radio. Visit http://live365.com/stations/pascoradio YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! First Time Users May Be asked To Do A 1 Time Setup. " wrote in message news:mDtjd.310793$wV.66943@attbi_s54... ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS I use fishing poles for all my antenna experimentation. I thought supplying the following info would be of interest to antenna builders on this news group. I now see fishing pole antenna manufacturing as the prime method and not as a "make do" in place of conventional aluminum tube construction REASONS ALUMINUM (aluminium for U.K. builders) My aluminum rescources always seem to miss a required diameter. Clamps used to secure element portions always increased susceptability to ice build up Aircraft style tubing increasingly expensive Elements with electrically faulty connections. Pre built antenna prices are now rediculous thus new avenues are required for emerging hams. FISHING POLE. A 20 foot telescopic fishing pole can be used as a standard for all types of antennas without permanent mutilation. Cost per pole is $10 ( $2 if purchased in quantity China FOB ) Weight is 1 lb Material fiberglass with shellac outer protection No element clamp requirements Taper is perfect No ice build up. Pre sticky coat aluminum foil rolls readily available at hardware stores. Elements are electrically continuous as foil is applied lengthwise Foil length does not have to be physical element length Foil can be readily removed if required using heat gun or hair drier Boom to mast materials need not be metallic because of lightness of element Telescopic assemblies a breese to store. Boom materials are more optional and plentiful Rotor costs drop . LENGTH OF USE About ten years of continual antenna experience Temperature extremes 95 F to -20 F Breakdown and reassembly rotations numerable. Max number of elements used on one installation, 13 elements on a 80 foot boom.(20 metres, total element wt was 26 lbs) Regards Art |
I usually insert a short length of plastic pipe between the two elements
(fishing poles) and then fasten to a mounting plate using U clamps. Mounting plate material has ranged from plexiglass, light aluminum, phenolic sheet to just plain plywood. Actually have made my own U clamps using pre threaded rod and wing nuts at different times since strength is not a big thing anymore. Art "Dr. Daffodil Swain" wrote in message ink.net... Hw do u fasten the poles to the boom? -- Listen to Alternative News and Conversation You Won't Hear On Commercial Radio. Visit http://live365.com/stations/pascoradio YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! First Time Users May Be asked To Do A 1 Time Setup. " wrote in message news:mDtjd.310793$wV.66943@attbi_s54... ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS I use fishing poles for all my antenna experimentation. I thought supplying the following info would be of interest to antenna builders on this news group. I now see fishing pole antenna manufacturing as the prime method and not as a "make do" in place of conventional aluminum tube construction REASONS ALUMINUM (aluminium for U.K. builders) My aluminum rescources always seem to miss a required diameter. Clamps used to secure element portions always increased susceptability to ice build up Aircraft style tubing increasingly expensive Elements with electrically faulty connections. Pre built antenna prices are now rediculous thus new avenues are required for emerging hams. FISHING POLE. A 20 foot telescopic fishing pole can be used as a standard for all types of antennas without permanent mutilation. Cost per pole is $10 ( $2 if purchased in quantity China FOB ) Weight is 1 lb Material fiberglass with shellac outer protection No element clamp requirements Taper is perfect No ice build up. Pre sticky coat aluminum foil rolls readily available at hardware stores. Elements are electrically continuous as foil is applied lengthwise Foil length does not have to be physical element length Foil can be readily removed if required using heat gun or hair drier Boom to mast materials need not be metallic because of lightness of element Telescopic assemblies a breese to store. Boom materials are more optional and plentiful Rotor costs drop . LENGTH OF USE About ten years of continual antenna experience Temperature extremes 95 F to -20 F Breakdown and reassembly rotations numerable. Max number of elements used on one installation, 13 elements on a 80 foot boom.(20 metres, total element wt was 26 lbs) Regards Art |
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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 -- -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/index.html Visit my Baby Sofia website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/index.htm Visit my OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/index.htm -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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 ... " wrote: 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 -- -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/index.html Visit my Baby Sofia website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/index.htm Visit my OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/index.htm -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
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They are really called "crappie poles" as they do not have any feed line loops. I will get an E mail for you tomorrow Thanks Art -- I'll hang on the the e-mail address. The local fishing shops have not been able to help me. Irv -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/index.html Visit my Baby Sofia website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/index.htm Visit my OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/index.htm -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
There was an article in QST about using fishing poles for a quad. The
name, address and phone is below. I looked them up sometime or the other and one or both had a web site and online catalog. Bob Newton W5RN ================================================= From "A Light and Sturdy Quad for 10 and 15 Meters", QST July 1991, page 30 by Kevin Wellenius KA3PDM Bass Pro Shops, PO Box 4046, Springfield, MO 65808-4046, tel 800-227-7776. Model type and price vary from time to time. Items may be available at sale price. (Another supplier of similar poles [Tuff-Lite Crappie Master, RFP 123 12-foot fiberglass poles] is B&M, PO Box 231, West Point, MS 39773, tel 601-494-5092 for the name of you nearest dealer) ================================================== === "Irv Finkleman" wrote in message ... " wrote: They are really called "crappie poles" as they do not have any feed line loops. I will get an E mail for you tomorrow Thanks Art -- I'll hang on the the e-mail address. The local fishing shops have not been able to help me. Irv -------------------------------------- Diagnosed Type II Diabetes March 5 2001 Beating it with diet and exercise! 297/215/210 (to be revised lower) 58"/43"(!)/44" (already lower too!) -------------------------------------- Visit my HomePage at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv/index.html Visit my Baby Sofia website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv4/index.htm Visit my OLDTIMERS website at http://members.shaw.ca/finkirv5/index.htm -------------------- Irv Finkleman, Grampa/Ex-Navy/Old Fart/Ham Radio VE6BP Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
On Sun, 07 Nov 2004 23:29:26 GMT, Irv Finkleman
wrote: " wrote: They are really called "crappie poles" as they do not have any feed line loops. I will get an E mail for you tomorrow Thanks Art -- I'll hang on the the e-mail address. The local fishing shops have not been able to help me. Irv Irv, Pardon the exceedingly long link, but this may help - crappie poles from Cabela's. I've ordered from them in the past and have been pleased with their service. Howard http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...166&hasJS=true if that fails, here is their main page: http://www.cabelas.com/ |
"Irv Finkleman" wrote in message ... " wrote: 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. Try here. http://www.landbigfish.com/tacklesto...e.cfm?PID=2808 Rob |
I had a 20' Cabella crappie rod that i wanted to use as a
free standing vertical antenna on top of a 60' roof. I feel that a strong wind would snap the upper portion in two. Any comments?. " wrote in message news:mDtjd.310793$wV.66943@attbi_s54... ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS I use fishing poles for all my antenna experimentation. I thought supplying the following info would be of interest to antenna builders on this news group. I now see fishing pole antenna manufacturing as the prime method and not as a "make do" in place of conventional aluminum tube construction REASONS ALUMINUM (aluminium for U.K. builders) My aluminum rescources always seem to miss a required diameter. Clamps used to secure element portions always increased susceptability to ice build up Aircraft style tubing increasingly expensive Elements with electrically faulty connections. Pre built antenna prices are now rediculous thus new avenues are required for emerging hams. FISHING POLE. A 20 foot telescopic fishing pole can be used as a standard for all types of antennas without permanent mutilation. Cost per pole is $10 ( $2 if purchased in quantity China FOB ) Weight is 1 lb Material fiberglass with shellac outer protection No element clamp requirements Taper is perfect No ice build up. Pre sticky coat aluminum foil rolls readily available at hardware stores. Elements are electrically continuous as foil is applied lengthwise Foil length does not have to be physical element length Foil can be readily removed if required using heat gun or hair drier Boom to mast materials need not be metallic because of lightness of element Telescopic assemblies a breese to store. Boom materials are more optional and plentiful Rotor costs drop . LENGTH OF USE About ten years of continual antenna experience Temperature extremes 95 F to -20 F Breakdown and reassembly rotations numerable. Max number of elements used on one installation, 13 elements on a 80 foot boom.(20 metres, total element wt was 26 lbs) Regards Art |
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