Rick wrote:
How are you planning on mounting the alum. tubing at ground level?
And what, if any, means are you considering to provide for tipping it
over?
I wonder if it is practical to install say, 4X4 posts in the ground
about 5 inches apart, with another 4X4 as the vertical support for
the aluminum pole. The aluminum pole bolted to the 8 foot long 4X4 at
about the 6 foot level. Would the wood detune the antenna?

I have mine with the bottom mounted at 20 ft using 2x4s.
The tubing is isolated from the 2x4s by a sleeve of PVC
pipe. There is no noticeable detuning by the wood support.
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp