you can get telephone poles still if you try, it's been done by a few people 
I know, or sometimes even, if you have a an event for the community locally, 
like fireworks and they have real heavy duty fencing, sometimes they'll give 
a pole or 2 after they take it down, those are usually 20 feet or so and can 
be linked, problem being, that's a little heavy you'd need to bracket it 
with really spread out brackets, or guide it. You'd be surprised what's out 
there if you ask.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Byrne" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: supports for wire antennas


> Tom,
> How about an old-fashioned mast made of overlapping two by fours or
> perhaps four by fours?  I believe that old-time handbooks had such
> projects.  in the old days it was even possible to get phone
> poles.  That's probably all gone away by now!!
> I believe a guy could find a forty foot telescopic aluminum mast but
> by the time you guy it, it's kind of a kludge.
> Good luck.
> Pat, K9JAUAt 04:32 PM 7/18/2010, you wrote:
>>     Guys:
>>
>>Your responses to my earlier questions have been so helpful, that I'd like
>>to ask another question ifyou don't mind.
>>
>>Since I will not have my tower, and high trees are not readily available 
>>at
>>the Michigan QTH, what would you recommend for a center support for my 
>>wire
>>antennas?  I would like to run both dipoles off the same center support it
>>possible.
>>
>>Ideally, I'd like to have some sort of a telescoping mast, but can't seem 
>>to
>>find one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
>>
>>I have a spot where my old tower was bracketed to our garage, on which I
>>think I could mount a center support of some sort with no problem.
>>
>>Thanks as always for all the great help.
>>
>>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ