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It requires some cutting and welding but have mounted a front wheel and motorcycle tire on a gate at another property.

Excellent Video. SOTA Luxury style! Definitely "Off the Chain " 73

I think this is the best idea! I did it and every time I walk through the gate I think of this video. So, appreciate you sharing.

Tanks for both videos. I'm starting my gate this week. good info.

Great video and the design couldn't be any simpler. I plan to build one in the next few days. Thanks for doing this and 73 OM! de WB1ANA

Would this antenna work for a base CB radio?

Thank you

Nice !

Love the slingshot/fishing reel idea! What fishing line are you using?

i have a question regarding the 1.5 in conduit 1 hole clamp. It seems loose when affixing it to the tube frame. What is preventing it from just falling off or someone just lifting it off the tube frame? Are you using the screw hole on the other side to screw it directly onto the tube frame?

looking for the whip antenna and can only find 5 meter long ones Whee did you get yours great hack

Thank you for this great DIY video! Appreciate all the details.

Awesome Steve. What frequency were you on? 73 W5YNF

GENIUS!!! This is how I’ll be doing my driveway!

Okay, that looks like a fun trip. Trains, mountain tops, ham radio, FUN!

Looks like something I need to do

Built one like yours, swr 1.1. Thanks

Hey WQ8M, is a lifelong friend of mine! He sure does enjoy enjoy QSOing DE: W8VFR - Eaton, OH

That's pretty darn neat I like how you rap your rope up to thank you I will do that for know on. What was the name of the rope you are going to start using and is it sold about any place you can get Paracord. Liked and subbed . Can't beat the spinning reels I use a Shimano for fishing lots of people have went to the bait casters but I don't like them. I thought about getting my ham radio license I will have to study

Did I miss how the slingshot is attached or used with the fishing reel? I don't see how the slingshot works with the fishing reel.

How did you get it up in the trees?

Great idea 💡 i am also putting a 4x4 in for a antenna mast i have used t bar for a diploe antenna to get more hight . I live on the east coast so have always been worried about high winds that why i went with the 4x4 post a tv tower makes me nervous with the winds

An easy fix for occasional shortness would be about a 6in piece of solid copper 16awg wire soldered to an alligator clip to stick on the ball end tip.

Well done I will have to get busy now and build one of these, many thanks de VE7WNO.

Great review. 73. from K7ZFI

Good Morning Steve, have a good new Week. Tnx for another neat Video. 73 de Uncle Günter, the Rhine River Maniac 💯👍🙋‍♂

Always learn - and enjoy your work - 73 KB3H

That's good to know about the coating on the threads and how to remove it.

Steve, thanks for uploading this walkthrough. This is almost exactly the setup I am doing also. I came here looking for ideas on gate wheel setups. But was pleasantly surprised to see an uneven driveway, corral gate with pickets and a sprung wheel. VERY helpful stuff here. Going out now to work on mine.

Hey Steve, what size U Bolts did you use?

Thanks Steve for the ideas. I have a 10 meter telescopic fibreglass pole and I was clueless on how to use it. Now I have some pointers.

That's one lovely airplane. Those old aircraft are perfect for the private flyer.

Followed ! How did you attach the insulator ?

Word to the wise, I just discovered that Vibroplex, who is Spiderbeam's U.S. dealer, offers a clamp set to keep them from collapsing back down into themselves ! For those that may choose a long term installation ! 👍😉

i'm a total beginner. what hardware is used to secure the conduit straps to the wood?

Well done. 73 KO4KHB

I have a soft top Jeep. Probably not a good idea. 😂

Awesome

Why does it jam always whenever there is no jamed paper

Good Morning Steve! This is going to be my next coming up Antenna Projcect for my portable HAMventures. I am very happy with my 80m and 40m Band Delta Loops. I play around switching back and for using the 2:1 and the 4:1 Balun. Both of it works fantastic and this Antenna System makes my Day over and over again every time I install it. Thanks for all your great Content & 73 de Uncle Günter from across the Pond 💯👍🙋‍♂

What brand telescopic whip is the most durable?

how did you initially remove the stinger? on my shark hamstick, i can't seem to make it budge

Any idea where I can find this Whip? All I can find is 2.5 m whips which are way too long? David W9SSS

Thank you so much for this video! This is exactly the type of privacy gate I want to use for my driveway. The details and links to materials is really helpful.

Great 💡

Nice

Genius. Thanks for the trick

Great idea! I just happened to have an adjustable whip. I am going to try this. 7 3 DE: EA4/KF0XO

Whenever possible use a hard wired connection to the vehicle body for connecting the shield side of the feed line. Especially on lower frequency bands (40/80/160 meters a small mag mount that capacitively couples the shield side of the feed line to the vehicle body/counterpoise is very lossy. Also on 40/80/160 meters in order to achieve the lowest possible SWR you will invariably need to have some shunt reactance across the feed point . Typically 500 pf on 40, 500-1000 pf on 80, and 1000-1500 pf on 160. Small shunt coils can also be used, about 6 turns of No.14 insulated stranded wire close wound on a medium soaked prescription pill bottle works well on 40 and often 80 meters. Using the shunt reactance will get the SWR at resonance down to well below 1.5/1. Many of the installation instructions supplied with Hamsticks including the original Lakeshores and OPEKs discuss the need for the shunt reactance at the feed point but I’ve newer seen them discussed in any of the numerous UA-cam Hamstick videos. Actually, any electrically short vertical antenna will likely need some impedance matching reactance at the feed point. Typically, on 20 through 10 meters, you can get a near perfect 1/1 SWR on any properly installed and directly hardwired grounded to the vehicle body counterpoise mobile antenna, Hamsticks included. Chris AJ1G

I am tired of the whips snapping off while I am driving. I cannot fine replacement whips and end up buying a whole new antenna. I love your use of the telescopic section.