Amateur radio homemade antenna mast

Here is the antenna mast I made out of 3/4 pine boards and an aluminum tubing. The antenna is a Comet GP-15 tri-bander (70cm, 2 meter, 6 meter). The mast is a tip up/down. It is fed by LMR-400 coax 75 feet.

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• amateur radio
• Mast
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• homemade
• Comet GP-15

[wb6vuy]

Good deal, if it works, it works.

How does it hold up to high winds?

73



[MrFarallon]

@wb6vuy In high winds it makes some noise but holds well.

[baalzebubamerica]

you better hope a storm does not tear that off the side of your house, it will make a mess out of the siding, you would be better off using some schedule 40 steel pipe, or one of those telescoping antenna poles,

good luck & 73s

[MrFarallon]

@baalzebubamerica Lost part of the tree in the yard in a storm and the mast held up! I wanted to do something more homebrew than strait pipe. I usepipe for a remote cabin and it seems to work though. The pipe would not fold over as well as this set-up with the weight and all. Thanks for the input, UA

[MrFarallon]

@baalzebubamerica Lost part of the tree in the yard in a storm and the mast held up! I wanted to do something more homebrew than strait pipe. I used pipe for a remote cabin and it seems to work though. The pipe would not fold over as well as this set-up with the weight and all. Thanks for the input, UA

[DENMONKEY]

How does the Gp-15 perform on 6m ?

What adjustments are you referring to for 6m ?

Was looking to get a triband for 6m,2m and 70cm but want set and forget. Is this not the case with your comet ?

[MrFarallon]

@DENMONKEY

I use the 6 meter only on FM. The Gp-15 does not have a wide range low SWR on 6 meters so you tune for you interest. The 2 and 70 cm come tuned and there is no need oy way to tune. One of the three ground planes is longer and you can change the lenght with a wrench. It also preforms better in the direction it points. I like the antenna and plan to buy another for my FT-8900.

[nozzo1gmail]

Nice work - was looking for ideas for a vertical.

[1antennaman]

what ?? no duct tape and tie wraps ?? Nice work here.

[DENMONKEY]

@MrFarallon

Thanks for the reply.

Considering the Diamond V2000 also. They seem to be very similar.

I've also heard they are a little directional on 6 following the radial.

Again, ty for the reply and the video. Cheers