[aprssig] APRS Irrigation Pipe 55' mast

[Earl Needham]

         They collapse down to the point that they can be carried in the 
back of a pickup truck.  Specifically, I don't know -- maybe 4 or 5 feet.

         Earl

At 07:41 AM 5/11/2006, Robert Bruninga wrote:
>What does the 35' collapse to?
>Looks NEAT!  But from the photo,
>I cant tell how many sections..
>
> >>> needhame1 at plateautel.net 05/11/06 1:20 AM >>>
>At 11:06 PM 5/10/2006, Ray McKnight wrote:
>
> >William Mckean wrote:
> > > Around here, Lowes Home Improvement sales a 30 foot pole that collapses
> >down
> > > to 10 feet; it would be nice to take something like that and add pullies.
> > >
> >There's another solution as well, not to detract from Bob's invention.
> >I don't know the proper name for these, but power utility workers use
> >collapsable fiberglass poles to work on high voltage lines.
>
>          Back about a hundred years ago, when I was 10 years old and my dad
>was an electrician for Humble oil, they were called "hot sticks".  See
>http://www.hfgp.com/ProductDetail.asp?ProductNumber=S-235 or the bottom of
>http://www.uwkinetics.com/U_LitFinger.htm for pictures.
>
>          7 3
>          Earl
>
>
>
>Earl Needham, KD5XB, Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk
>
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