Bob,
I think you can get those from Texas Towers, among other places.
----- Original Message -----
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 1:16 PM
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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