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Ken G Kopp

OT: DX Engineering fiberglass pole

I believe someone in this thread asked about the DX Engineering Fibreglass
pole .....

I have the pole ... the quality is excellent ... BUT it is HEAVY and too
flexible
to be self-supporting. It does require more than one set of guys. I have
a means
of base-mounting it (on an RV) but it's too flexible to even self-support
without any
load. I don't think it would break, but it might well fold completely over
when
fully extended.

I had intended to use it on the RV to support the center of a light-weight
Zepp
as an inverted vee. It -is- a good product, but not for what I want it
for. It's for
sale ... (:-)

FWIW

73!

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Mel

Re: OT: DX Engineering fiberglass pole

I purchased the Max Gain System up to 33 feet self supporting and also very strong and heavy but also quite ridgid. http://www.mgs4u.com/index.html

For what it is worth.

Mel, K6KBE

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From: Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]>
Subject: [Elecraft] OT: DX Engineering fiberglass pole
To: [hidden email], [hidden email]
Date: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 12:02 PM

I believe someone in this thread asked about the DX Engineering Fibreglass
pole .....

I have the pole ... the quality is excellent ... BUT it is HEAVY and too
flexible
to be self-supporting. It does require more than one set of guys. I have
a means
of base-mounting it (on an RV) but it's too flexible to even self-support
without any
load. I don't think it would break, but it might well fold completely over
when
fully extended.

I had intended to use it on the RV to support the center of a light-weight
Zepp
as an inverted vee. It -is- a good product, but not for what I want it
for. It's for
sale ... (:-)

FWIW

73!

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Gary Gregory-2

Re: OT: DX Engineering fiberglass pole

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Ken,

i use a push up mast from Spiderbeam from Germany for exactly the
application you have and it works a treat. They are not cheap though.

There are two sizes and mine is the longer one of the two. It is now
several years old, has been exposed to the elements for a many weeks at a
time and has not failed.

Being that it is tapered, I don't use the two uppermost sections and I
removed them by sliding them out the bottom. I also support the centre of a
DE Zepp.

Mine is NOT for sale...:-)

73

Gary

On 18 February 2013 07:02, Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I believe someone in this thread asked about the DX Engineering Fibreglass
> pole .....
>
> I have the pole ... the quality is excellent ... BUT it is HEAVY and too
> flexible
> to be self-supporting. It does require more than one set of guys. I have
> a means
> of base-mounting it (on an RV) but it's too flexible to even self-support
> without any
> load. I don't think it would break, but it might well fold completely over
> when
> fully extended.
>
> I had intended to use it on the RV to support the center of a light-weight
> Zepp
> as an inverted vee. It -is- a good product, but not for what I want it
> for. It's for
> sale ... (:-)
>
> FWIW
>
> 73!
>
> Ken Kopp - K0PP
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Re: OT: DX Engineering fiberglass pole

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Mel,

Thanks for posting that. Getting 2 of those..:-)

Gary

On 18 February 2013 07:21, Mel Farrer <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I purchased the Max Gain System up to 33 feet self supporting and also
> very strong and heavy but also quite ridgid.
> http://www.mgs4u.com/index.html
>
> For what it is worth.
>
> Mel, K6KBE
>
> --- On Sun, 2/17/13, Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]> wrote:
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> From: Ken G Kopp <[hidden email]>
> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: DX Engineering fiberglass pole
> To: [hidden email], [hidden email]
> Date: Sunday, February 17, 2013, 12:02 PM
>
>
> I believe someone in this thread asked about the DX Engineering Fibreglass
> pole .....
>
> I have the pole ... the quality is excellent ... BUT it is HEAVY and too
> flexible
> to be self-supporting. It does require more than one set of guys. I have
> a means
> of base-mounting it (on an RV) but it's too flexible to even self-support
> without any
> load. I don't think it would break, but it might well fold completely over
> when
> fully extended.
>
> I had intended to use it on the RV to support the center of a light-weight
> Zepp
> as an inverted vee. It -is- a good product, but not for what I want it
> for. It's for
> sale ... (:-)
>
> FWIW
>
> 73!
>
> Ken Kopp - K0PP
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