Hi Bob, W7LRD
If your 5 foot fiberglass is strong enought you can use it as a mast section but a metal mast works equally well. BTW fiberglass tubing is recommended to be used as a boom.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob- W7LRD" [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 9:24 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] insulated mast??
Just a curious question. I know the insulated el. boom subject has been
beat to death. I happen to have five, 5 foot fiberglass boom sections. Is it worthwhile using one for the mast?? I used a metal mast for years and it "seemed" to work fine for me. Having a plethora of hardware for my satellite antenna rebuild.
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