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FIBERGLASS POLES COME IN 20 FOOT LENGTHS AND GENERALLY SELL FOR AROUND 3
PER FOOT.  THESE POLES CAN BE FOUND THROUGH MAJOR INDUSTRIAL DISTRIBUTORS
IN MAJOR CITIES OR MAIL ORDER MFJ OR MAX GAIN SYSTEMS.  MOST INSTALLATIONS
USE A TWO POINT SUPPORT.  I FOUND THAT IT WAS EASIER AND MORE STABLE TO USE
A THREE POINT TECHNIQUE AS SHOWN IN FIGURE 3.  I SUGGEST USING A SPACING
BETWEEN SUPPORT TREES OF MORE THAN 110 FEET.  FINDING TWO TREES WITH THE
RIGHT HEADING AND SPACING MAY BE DIFFICULT.  THE THREE POINT TECHNIQUE
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PROVIDES A DEGREE OF DIRECTIONAL ADJUSTMENT THROUGH VARYING THE LENGTH OF
THE ROPES.  ALTHOUGH THIS ANTENNA IS A BEHEMOTH, AS A TEST I WAS ABLE TO
RAISE IT BY MYSELF ON MY OWN PROPERTY BEFORE FIELD DAY.  WITH THREE PEOPLE,
IT WENT UP SMOOTHLY ON FIELD DAY.  SEE FIGURE 4.  FIRST PULL UP ONE END
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W8QHG/347 W8TE/352 W8UVZ/356 W9BB/347 W9DC/368 W9KNI/375 W9KQD/367 W9MU/
348 W9VA/354 W9WU/352 W9XX/348 W9XY/348 W9ZR/363 WA1JMP/354 WA6F/347 WA6
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