well, you could get a support about twenty feet high with three 12-foot 2 by 
4's overlapped about three feet.

You can look at Texas Towers, they have telescopic masts.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "tom behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 5:32 PM
Subject: supports for wire antennas


>    Guys:
>
> Your responses to my earlier questions have been so helpful, that I'd like
> to ask another question ifyou don't mind.
>
> Since I will not have my tower, and high trees are not readily available 
> at
> the Michigan QTH, what would you recommend for a center support for my 
> wire
> antennas?  I would like to run both dipoles off the same center support it
> possible.
>
> Ideally, I'd like to have some sort of a telescoping mast, but can't seem 
> to
> find one that doesn't cost an arm and a leg.
>
> I have a spot where my old tower was bracketed to our garage, on which I
> think I could mount a center support of some sort with no problem.
>
> Thanks as always for all the great help.
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ