I've got a 12-foot camera tripod that telescopes down to about 5 feet that
works great with the SuperAntenna MP2 and the Blue Star MP1 copy. A friend
helped me make three "mast" sections out of pvc pipe that fit together or
can be used separately but I've never left it up at the 50 foot height it
would achieve because i can't figure out how to stake and guy the tripod.
If you can tell me how, it would be much appreciated. i want to stake and
guy the tripod, not the pvc pipe sections.
73.
Ron Miller
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Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 4:40 AM
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Subject: Re: Backpack antennas
Camera tripod modified to be guyed off with tent stakes will get you up in
the air the height of the usual tripod, about five feet or so.
Once guyed off, the tripod should be able to support (if modified to do so)
a vertical mast made out of sections of whatever you'd like that fit
together like a folding cane. Heck, if you could figure out how to mount
your antenna on the end of it, you could possibly USE a rather stout folding
cane if you can figure out how to mount it to the tripod and it'll support
the weight of your antenna. *grin*
My personal choice for portable VHF/UHF antenna deployment is probably going
to settle down on the ladder line J-pole, some cordage, fishing weights, and
a slingshot.
Joseph - KF7QZC
On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 08:08:41PM -0700, Robert C wrote:
> This may require a creative mind. LOL I usually go out with a laptop
>backpack (has 3 main compartments, one of which the laptop would go in)
>in which I have my note taker plus ht, antennas and spare batteries and
>so on. Sort of a go kit on the go.
>
> I plan to get a brick amp later this year and the j pole antenna is
>the only one that can take the power. So I am looking for ways I can
>deploy this j pole if the 14" whip cannot do the job.
>
> I need a pole of some sort, collapsible, that is short enough to be
>stored in the backpack and long enough to hang the j pole from, 10
>maybe
>12 feet? Once set up, I could hold to pole and support it on the ground
>with one hand and hold the radio with the other hand.
>
> Does this sound feasible?
>
>Quote of the nanosecond...
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