You WANT this portable HF Mast for your kit.


 

You will never be without a mast for your portable ham radio activities if you use the sturdy, yet lightweight Tenkara Fishing Mast.

In this video from K7SW Ham Radio, we see how easy it is to assemble and use this mast for most any "field" activity, such as POTA and SOTA (Parks on the Air and Summits on the Air).

If you can't see the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7fwKTmoG4Y.

Here are some comments from K7SW Ham Radio:

Learn how to setup this mast and never be without a way to get your HF antenna on the air. The Tenkara Fishing Mast is something I learned about from K7ODX the UTAH SOTA section Manager. I have a number of these masts and they are invaluable for SOTA, POTA and just having fun setting up a radio while camping. Tenkara rod https://geni.us/oYMV0XA Orange ground stake https://geni.us/0AKT Rubber Twist Tie https://geni.us/gTlB9YI Nano Cord https://geni.us/ZoqWs Para Cord https://geni.us/FdU4P0f Shrink tube 1 1/4" https://geni.us/Tn96PE Using my affiliate links in this description to purchase items seen in this video, costs you nothing more and helps to earn a small commission for the channel that supports making more Videos like this. Thanks for watching 👍 00:00 Begin 00:24 The Mast Details 01:43 Mast setup 02:25 End fed Setup 03:40 Linked Dipole setup 05:55 Vertical antenna setup 07:58 Improvements and maintenance for the mast

Begin

0:00

The Mast Details

0:24

Mast setup

1:43

End fed Setup

2:25

Linked Dipole setup

3:40

Vertical antenna setup

5:55

Improvements and maintenance for the mast

7:58

Transcript

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K7SW ham radio

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Thanks for joining us today.

Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

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Aloha es 73 de Russ (KH6JRM).

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