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A thirty-foot mast using Home Depot parts

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  If you have the space and time to build an antenna mast, then this tutorial from Dave Casler (KE0OG) is for you. Dave shows us how to design and build a 30-foot (9.144-meters) antenna mast using material from a building supply outlet such as Home Depot. Dave also stresses the need for safety and extra help in erecting the project. If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqb8TtbyxXs Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Dave (KE0OG): Stephen Kline sent me plans for a thirty foot mast. So I decided to give it a try. It is not an inexpensive project. Watch to learn how this mast is made and more. Subscribe:     / davecasler   . Edited and Videographed by Aidan Jakeman To learn more about me, visit: https://dcasler.com/home/ To support my channel financially: https://dcasler.com/support (offers several options) To pose an...

T2LT simple and easy vertical dipole.

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  If you have an extra piece of coaxial cable at your station, you may want to build a simple T2LT vertical antenna. In this video, Morten (LB0FI) builds a 10 meter amateur radio band T2LT vertical dipole antenna in his backyard.  Morten shows us the complete building, testing, and use of the popular HF antenna. If you can't sees the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5l_nUc-wy_o Thanks for joining us today. Russ (KH6JRM/AL0HA). Here are some comments from Morten (LB0FI): After watching a couple of videos by ‪@TIMG5TM‬ about the T2LT vertical dipole I figured I should make one myself. I made one for 10 meters, even though the ten meter band still isn't really open this far north. Oh, and so sorry about the audio, I forget to check the levels on my recorder. Product links, affiliate links where possibe: Coax: https://amzn.to/3PXLXrR PL-259: https://amzn.to/3dRpVtg If you like my content and would lik...