A
am1670acr
Guest
Our 16 foot flagpole (30 years old) is leaning over after a recent windstorm. I would like to put up a new one and possibly put my transmitter inside of it, since the opportunity has presented itself. I have read Carl's posts about putting an antenna inside of a flagpole, has anyone else been successful with this idea? I have also read what some Hams have done for HF antennas.
I have a RangeMaster and I would like to mount it at the base in a "planter box". I am considering making the flagpole out of a rigid non-conductive mast, most likely a rigid (if there is such a beast) PVC pipe and put my antenna inside of it. If the original flagpole was closer to 3 meters, I would simply replace it with an aluminum mast and "load" it, but a 16 foot radiator for LPAM is too "iffy".
I have a RangeMaster and I would like to mount it at the base in a "planter box". I am considering making the flagpole out of a rigid non-conductive mast, most likely a rigid (if there is such a beast) PVC pipe and put my antenna inside of it. If the original flagpole was closer to 3 meters, I would simply replace it with an aluminum mast and "load" it, but a 16 foot radiator for LPAM is too "iffy".