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How to make an Amateur Radio stealth wire antenna support

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Thanks to Callum McCormick (M0MCX) for this easy way to get height for your stealth wire antennas. The secret is to buy a few "aluminum scaffold poles" for antenna support. If you can't view the video, please insert this title URL into your browser search box: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KQEQJ5qeuw This is post 2815 in a continuing series of simple ham radio antennas. Here are some comments from Callum: Great tip for getting stealthy height for your wire antennas. Particularly useful for folks who don't have trees strategically placed. Aluminium Scaffold Tubes slip inside Sail Board / Wind Surf Masts. Then you can paint to suit. Cheap, economical and structurally sound. Background: My name is Callum, callsign M0MCX. The whole DX Commander brand was a bit of an "accident" since I already have 2 day-jobs (I own a couple of tech companies). Everything I make, I use myself. My products are the answer to *my* problems so I made stuff that worked for me. I