How about PVC?
Pat, K9JAUAt 09:00 AM 8/15/2011, you wrote:
>Hi, all.
>
>Well, I attempted to check into yesterday's 20-meter Cross-Country blind ops
>net from the RV, but was not successful.
>
>I believe my screw-driver antenna simply is not high enough on the back of
>the RV to allow me to get out well.
>
>The antenna is mounted with u-bolts on the back bumpber on a piece of pipe
>that is probably about thre or four feet high.  This gets part of the
>screwdriver antenna and whip above the roof line of the RV, but it does not
>get it completely above the roof line by any means.  The RV is approximately
>12 feet high.
>
>Originally, I had used an arrangement with a longer piece of mounting pipe,
>but it turns out that the pipe was de-tuning the antenna, especially on 10
>and 15 meters.
>
>So, my question is this:  Does anyone know of a fiber-glass or other type of
>non-conductive mast that I might try to get the screw-driver up higher?
>Obviously, I want to be safe here, and don't want to have to mess with guys.
>
>Something telescopic might be the best, but again, I would think it would
>have to be of fairly high quality.
>
>If anyone has any suggestions, I'll save them for future reference.
>
>Due to a number of other things going on right now that will put a crimp in
>the budget, I probably won't be able to do anything until next year's
>camping season, but it's always good to start thinking and planning in
>advance.
>
>73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ