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don't be a jerk  if I hear another person say try google I'm going to pin their coax   especially considering he has gotten other answers already. if you are going to post a msart ass answer then go away and go back to CB

On Nov 16, 2010, at 7:11 PM, Gerry Leary wrote:

> Try Google.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:16 AM
> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
> 
> 
>>   Steve:
>> 
>> I called the local TV antenna place here in town, and they do not have
>> Channelmaster telescopic masts.
>> 
>> All they have is 5 or 10-foot sections of mast, probably for rooftop
>> installations.
>> 
>> We'll keep working on it, though.
>> 
>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve Dresser" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 12:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>> 
>> 
>> Tom,
>> 
>> Maybe the trick is to look for a company that installs TV antennas.  We 
>> have
>> at least one here in New England (which I know won't help much in 
>> Michigan),
>> but according to this company, many people have chosen to drop cable
>> companies and receive TV broadcasts directly off air.  I don't know if 
>> this
>> is happening in Michigan, but it's probably a place to start looking.
>> 
>> Steve
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 11:30
>> Subject: need to find Channelmaster telescopic mast
>> 
>> 
>>> Hi, all.
>>> 
>>> Well, as some of you know, I am having some antenna woes here.
>>> 
>>> My DXCC and Carolina Windom 160 compact are now out of the box and up in
>>> the
>>> air, but both antennas are giving me problems, basically due to a lack of
>>> height at the Michigan home QTH.
>>> 
>>> It has been suggested to me by several people that I buy a 30-foot
>>> Channelmaster telescopic mast, and add about 10 feet of PVC or fiberglass
>>> pipe to the top.  Then, I can put the Carolina Windom at the top, and the
>>> DXCC about 10 feet underneeth it.  The antennas can be arranged at right
>>> angles to each other, so I would think coupling would be minimal.
>>> 
>>> Anyway, I have been calling around here locally to see if anyone has a
>>> 30-foot Channelmaster telescopic mast, but have come up dry so far.
>>> 
>>> Does anyone know where I might find one?
>>> 
>>> I'll resort to ordering "on line" if needed.
>>> 
>>> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>>> 
>> 

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