Hi Michael,

The bracket to mount 2 ham sticks I believe was around $15. I could be wrong
about that. It was about 7 years ago when I bought mine. I had to go to the
official ham stick website.

God bless,
Mark (WZ0K)

-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Michael Thurman
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 10:32 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Rotary Dipoles

sounds interesting. how pricy are the speial brackets for making pair =
into a dipole?. I think it sound alike a good idea for a 20 meter field =
day antenna for next year., either hamsticks, or pvc pipe and wire and =
some rope to make a full size rotating dipole.
Michael Thurman
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On Aug 28, 2014, at 7:24 PM, Mark =
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> Hi Michael,
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> Well, you might want to try bringing both the ham sticks and a dipole.
> Smile. I estimate that a floor equals 10 feet. So, 15 floors is about =
150
> feet. This is more than a half wave for 75 meters. I am thinking that =
a pair
> of ham sticks may do wonders up there. Smile.
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> God bless, 73,
> Mark (WZ0K)
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators =
[mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Michael Thurman
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 8:57 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Rotary Dipoles
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> it=3D92s funny=3D85 I always thought my hamstick for 80 was nearly a =
dummy =3D
> load, but last year I was in myrtle beach and up high at an ocean =
front =3D
> hotel. I found that having it on a magnet base and sort of  wedging =
the =3D
> base under the bottom  rail not he balcony so the antenna stuck out =
from =3D
> the building worked amazing well. I worked several stations up and =
down =3D
> the coast, and even heard some one who was in Idaho or Utah, although =
I =3D
> couldn=3D92t reach them. I used some speaker wire as a counterpoise =
and =3D
> also tried clipping to the rain gutter that was nicely located next to =
=3D
> the balcony railing and was rather surprised. it was nowhere close to =
my =3D
> full sized dipole at home, but it as enough of an antenna to actually =
=3D
> enjoy contacts and demonstrate ham radio for the first time to a =
friend =3D
> who met me there. Perhaps being nearly 30 feet above ground helped =3D
> there?. the 20 meter hamstick was remarkably effective too, although =
we =3D
> did more listening there than transmitting. I am going to do it again =
=3D
> this december and am trying to decide if I should bring hamsticks or =
if =3D
> I should build a dipole, since the place we will be staying this year =
is =3D
> going to be much higher, probably  well over 100 feet up, or however =3D=

> far 15 plus levels are.
> Michael Thurman
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> On Aug 28, 2014, at 8:41 AM, Mark =3D
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Hi
>> =3D20
>> A low cost way to build a Rotary dipole is to use a pair of ham =3D
> sticks, and
>> the ham stick dipole mounting bracket.  I ran across my 75 meter ham =
=3D
> sticks
>> in my storage the other day, and wondered if the dipole bracket had =3D=

> made it
>> to Illinois yet. The move is in stages. Smile. Anyway I have been
>> considering that if I can get a low cost rotor that I may try putting =
=3D
> up a
>> rotary dipole. I just need to find new stingers for my ham sticks.=3D20=

>> =3D20
>> God bless,
>> Mark (WZ0K)=3D20
>> =3D20
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators =3D
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Mike Duke, K5XU
>> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2014 5:51 AM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Rotary Dipoles
>> =3D20
>> In the spring of 1972, my 70 foot tower and TH4 tri-bander took a=3D20
>> tumble during a storm.
>> =3D20
>> My dad and I salvaged enough antenna pieces to build a 10 meter =3D
> dipole,=3D20
>> which we put on a 30 foot mast.
>> =3D20
>> That was my only antenna for the next 3 months until I got a tower =
and=3D20=3D
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>> 2 element quad near the end of the summer.
>> =3D20
>> I was amazed at how well that dipole performed, especially since =
this=3D20=3D
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>> was during a time when 10 meters was not at a solar cycle peak.
>> =3D20
>> It would be fun to have such an antenna on 40 meters. There are a =
few=3D20=3D
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>> commercial models out there, but they are either rather expensive, =
or=3D20=3D
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>> very short, loaded models that do not cover the entire band.
>> =3D20
>> --=3D20
>> Mike Duke, K5XU