SIMPLE ANTE

ANTEN
N NAS
THAT WORK GOOD
USINGTELESCOPING
FIBERGLASSPOLES

ITDOESNTHAVETOBE
PERFECTTO WORKGOOD.

RickkWesterman,DJ
Rick
Ric k Westerman,DJ0
Westerman DJ0 IP (NJ0
IP(NJ
DJ0IP(NJ0
(NJ0IP)
CustomerSupportManager
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Photo:CrocodileAndy,VK5MAV/6 SpiderbeamGmbH,GERMANY
 IOTAEXPEDITION ThroughthewindowIsawa
Crocodileinfrontofmytent.
TOVINEYISLAND
Ipulledoutmysurvivalknifeandcut
OC266 alargeholeinthebackofthetent.
SomehowIranandcrawledabout
100movertherocksandthrough
CROCADILEANDY thorns,cuttingandscratchingmyleg.
Myshoesweretorntoshreds.
VK5MAV/6
5 /
Ihidinthehighrockswithoutwater,with
atshirtwrappedaroundmyhead.
Afterseveralhours,Iwrappedmyfeet
withtheremainsofmyshortsand
hobbledbacktomytent.TheCrocodile
wasgone.
Afteranemergencycallwiththe
Satellitephone,andseveralhourswait,
therescuersfinallyarriveFirstAid!
Photo:VK5MAV
2DAYSLATER:AndywasOnTheAirAgn!

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FULLSTORY: http://www.gdxf.de/reports/files/VK5MAVOC2662016.pdf
 TOPICSFORTODAY:

BriefIntroductiontoSpiderbeam
OverviewofPossibleAntennasTypes
BasicsofWireAntennaPerformance
CloselookatVerticalAntennas
CHOICE:CONVENIENCEORPERFORMANCE?
?
QuicklookatLoopAntennas
ConstructionTips(WIRES&FIBERGLASSPOLES)
WheretofindmoreInformation
Where to find more Information

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 Spiderbeam(thecompany)
SpiderbeamwastheideaofCon DF4SA
In1999,after10+yearsofContestExpeditions,Conasked
himselfthesimplequestion:
Whydoourradioskeepgettingsmallerbutour
antennas remain big bulky aluminum monsters?
antennasremainbig,bulkyaluminummonsters?
UsingAntennaModelingSoftware,hesolvedthatproblem:
3bandportableSpiderbeamYagi(20/15/10m)
In2002hefoundedtheSpiderbeamcompanytosellYagiKits
Itwasfollowedby5BandSpiderbeam,WARCBandandother
versions/kits...andeventuallypreassembledantennas.
/k d ll bl d
Hesoonfocused onthelowbandantennas,bringingoutthe
12m telescoping fiberglass pole followed by 18m/26m/22m
12mtelescopingfiberglasspole,followedby18m/26m/22m.
Tall,Lightweight,EfficientLowBandVerticals
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 Montechiari
Spiderbeam(thecompany) FOCUS
TODAY
OURPRODUCTS: Spiderbeam
Fiberglass
Spiderbeam
Spiderbeam Poles
YagiAntennas
WireAntennas Aluminum
FiberglassPoles
Fib l P l Masts
Aluminum
Mastsand
Accessories
Tripods
Guying
Material SpiderbeamYagiAntennas&Kits
Alu
Alu
Ant.Hardware Masts
GoPak (GoPortableAntennaKit)
SpareParts Tripods

SUN
SU NSPOTS
SPOTS
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 ABOUT:ThisPresentation

ABOUT:BUILDING SIMPLE& PRACTICALANTENNAS

Antennasthatworkverygood.
Antennas that work very good
AntennasthatEVERYONE canbuildthemselves.

NOTABOUT:theultimateoptimizationofeachantenna.
Notaboutusing complexmathorcomputermodelingor
building complex matching networks.
buildingcomplexmatchingnetworks.
Notahightechpresentation;itsapracticalpresentation.

ALSO ABOUT:PracticalTipsforsuccessfuldeploymentof
ABOUT P ti l Ti f f ld l t f
lightweighttelescopingfiberglasspoles.

ALSOABOUT:Wheretofindmore detailedinformation.

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 WHATCANWEDOWITHTHESEPOLES?

HORIZONTALDIPOLEANTENNAS
INVERTEDVANTENNAS
LONGWIRE ANTENNAS
LONGWIREANTENNAS
is that you
Salvo ?
VERTICALANTENNAS
INVERTEDLANT. Spiderpole
si
LOOPANTENNAS

...OrJustGoFishing..
g
VERY
BAD
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 FUNDAMENTALS WIREANTENNA
PERFORMANCE
VERTICALSANTENNAS:
22m 26m
a. HEIGHTISMIGHT!Itdeterminesthe
RadiationResistanceoftheantenna. 18
18m
b. MINIMIZEGROUNDLOSSESbyusinga
ggoodradialnetwork.
12m
c. MINIMIZEMATCHLOSSESbychoosing
thebestmatchingmethod.
HORIZONTALANTENNAS:
HEIGHT ISMIGHT! Itreducesgroundlosses
and lowers the TakeOff
andlowerstheTake OffAngle.
Angle
TOA:/4=63 /2=28 =14
MOUNT FREE AND IN THE CLEAR
MOUNTFREEANDINTHECLEAR
id P l
SSpiderPoles
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 VERTICALPERFORMANCEA: Radiator
1. RadiationResistanceiscomplex,andisprimarily
determinedbythephysicallengthoftheradiator.
Thisisaphysicalpropertythatcannotbetricked.
Noloadingorgimmickortrickcanimprovethis.

RADIATIONRESISTANCE:
/4
3/16
/2 Dipole* /8

Horizontal: 72
Vertical: 72
36 14 8
SWR: 1.44:1
1.4:1 3.6:1 6:1

* w.l. high Source:W2FMI/QSTMarch,1973 p.15

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 VERTICALPERFORMANCEA: Radiator
Free
InFREESPACE,100wfedtotheantennaradiates100w Space
eventhoughtheSWRisabout1.4:1.Efficiency =100% /4
RR 36
OnEarth, weintroduceGroundResistance(GR).The
Impedance* oftheantennaisRR+GR,orinthisexample,
36 +12=
12 48Ohms.{
48 Ohms. {*simplified:
simplified:noreactance}
no reactance} On
EFFICIENCY=RRdividedby(RR+GR)times100. EARTH
Inthisexample,Eff.=(36/48)x100...or75%. /4
RG 36
Inthecaseofthe/8vertical,weintroduceyetanother
term:MatchLoss.Atypicalvalueformatchboxesis 12
5%to10%.Letsuse10%tokeepthemathsimple.
Theefficiencybeforeconsideringmatchlossisjust40%. EARTH
(8/20x100=40%).(Neglectingtransmissionlineloss.)
/8
g
Sincewearelosing10winthematchbox,weareactuallyy 8
radiating40%of90w,orjust36watts. 12
Theefficiency,allthingsconsidered,isnowjust36%. ML
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 VERTICALPERFORMANCEB:Radials

ALLQuarterWavelength(orShortQWL)verticalsREQUIRE
agoodRadialNetwork.
g
Intheory,themoreradialsweuse,themoreefficient
theantennawillwork.
Thereisnotechnical reasonnottocontinueadding
moreradials.FOREVER
In
Inpractice,wequicklyreachthepointofdiminishing
practice we quickly reach the point of diminishing
ReturnOnInvestment(ROI).
Thereisnopracticalreasontocontinueadding
radialsoncewehavereachedthispoint.
di l h h d hi i
BUTWHEREISTHATPOINT?
HOWMANYRADIALSDOWENEED?
ThisiswhatwecallaRubberQuestion. 11
 VERT.PERF.B:Radials(continued)
Fora40mfullsizequarterwavelengthvertical:
FOCUS:NUMBEROFRADIALS
Source:RudiSeverns,N6LF QSTMarch,2010,pages30 33

Normalizedto4Radials

*Con/DF4SA >>2.26dB
2 26dB from4to8radials.
from 4 to 8 radials
*Rick/DJ0IP >1.50dB from8to16radials.
>0.40dB from16to32radials.

*ForTEMPORARYFieldInstallations
For TEMPORARY Field Installations

Goingfrom32to64Radialsonlyimprovesthesignalby0.2dB
6dB 1 S U it so0.2
6dB=1SUnit 0 2 dBissimplynondiscernible!
dB i i l di ibl !
Note:allnumbersareslightlyhigherforshorterradiators.
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 VERT.PERF.B:Radials(continued)
Fora40mfullsizequarterwavelengthvertical:
FOCUS:LENGTHOFRADIALS
Source:RudiSeverns,N6LF QSTMarch,2010,pages30 33

IMO:8to12Radials,21longisthebestsolution
for portable / temporary operations (DJ0IP)
forportable/temporaryoperations
Theradialshereare0.16 ( 1/6)wavelengthlong.
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 VERTICALPERFORMANCEC:Matching

TOOSHORT:WEMUSTFINDAGOOD WAYTOLENGTHENIT:

1st BEST: Justmakeitlonger (IfPossible)R.R.

2nd BEST: UseTopHatWires (Simple)
3rd B tt
Better: U Li
UseLinearLoading
L di (N t Si l i th Fi ld)
(NotSimpleintheField)
4th Worst: UseaLoadingCoil (Simple,butnotefficient)
LoadingCoil
oad g Co =higherlossesandsmallerbandwidth.
g e osses a d s a e ba d dt

ALLSPIDERBEAMSHORTVERTICALSUSETOPHATWIRES,(EXCEPTFORONE).

4 3 2 VERTICAL
DIPOLE

Electrical Mechanical Favorite (SpecialCase)
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 VERTICALPERFORMANCEC:Matching
Source:hf antennasforalllocations,p.28,byL.Moxon,G6XN

SHORTDIPOLE 40
RADIATION RESISTANCE
RADIATIONRESISTANCE
30
CapacitiveLoading
Vs
Vs. 20
InductiveLoading
10
Inductive = CoilorStub
4
Forshortvertical, 50%
( use the value
use thevalue.
)
Forahalfsizevertical,theradiationresistanceis: Performance
/8 18 Ohms withCapacitiveEndLoading or ?
4 Ohms withInductiveCenter(orBase)Loading Convenience
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 VERTICALPERFORMANCE/SWR

RELATIONSHIPBETWEENSWRandANT.PERFORMANCE:

Iamnotawareofanyotherrelationship.

FAKE NEWS

SWRdescribes:theabilitytodeliverpowertotheantenna.
SWR describes: the ability to deliver power to the antenna.
ItsaysNOTHING aboutwhattheantennacandowiththepower.
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 ThatsEnoughTheory...

Lets
Let sBuildSomeAntennas!
Build Some Antennas!

BIG GUN Yes!

Little
Pistole
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 WavelengthVERTICALANTENNAS
WithSpiderbeamsFiberglassPolePortfolio,wecanbuild20~22different
W.L.(electrical)VerticalAntennas.Wehavedetailedinstructionsfor12antennas.
ELECTRICAL1/4WAVEDIPOLE SPIDERPOLE 4TopHatWires
ANTENNATYPE 12m 18m 22m 26m
160mVertical
160mInvertedL
160/80mVertical(DualBand)
80mVertical Electrical
80mInvertedL eFP W.L.
80/40mVertical(DualBand)
40mVertical eFP
40mVertical/el.Radials
40mMinimumSpaceVertical 8to16Radials

Thepoleisgoodforthispurpose.
Th l i d f thi eFP WithElevatedFeedPoint
With Elevated Feed Point
Thepoleisgood/wehavedetailedinstructions.
ThepoleisNOT goodforthispurpose. Poleistoolong.
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 WavelengthVERTICALANTENNAS
Wheretofindthisinformation:

WW W.DJ0IP.DE

CLICK

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 WavelengthVERTICALANTENNAS

12x

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 160MTopLoadedSpiderbeamVerticalon18mSpiderbeamPole
L1=16to18m(NOTmore)
L1 16 to 18m (NOT more) L3 NOTE:Spiral(coil)theradiatorwiredown
NOTE: Spiral (coil) the radiator wire down
L2=About12.5m(Cut15m,foldbackexcess) thepoleabout1turnpermeterofpole.
L3=~2M About2mabovethebottom,wrap10turns
L4=25m(ifpossible) permeterofpole.ADJUSTspacingofturns
suchthattheendofthewirejustreaches
*L5
L5=20m
= 20m ~40m(LengthofRadials)
40m (Length of Radials)
theconnectionplate.

L2 L2
L2
L2
CAUTION
HIGHVOLTAGE

L1 2xSpiderbeam
18mSpiderbeamPole Insulators

PVDF Monofil Line

PVDFMonofilLine
Radialsnotshown.
Feedpoint: Togroundstake.
TheRadiatorisshowninDARKRED L4
4xTopLoadingWiresshowninDARKRED
di i h i
TopLoadingWireshaveabout45 or RadiatorWire:AWG18(CQ532)
greaterangletothepole. TopHatWires:AWG26(CQ534)
Feedpointabout10cmofftheground.
*L5=LengthofRadials(notshown) StartwithL1=18mandtrimtoadjustfrequency. 15
 VERTICALCONSTRUCTIONTIPS
ANGLEOFTHE4TOPHATWIRES
Forsimplicity,only2wiresshownhere.
(drawingnottoscale)
Theoretical Best Case
TheoreticalBestCase
WorstCase
GOOD
But
OK

30m E
EqualDistance
l Di t 30m 20m 20m

AssumingtheVerticalRadiatoristheSame:
TheclosertheTop
The closer the TopHat
Hatistothepole(smallertheangle),the
is to the pole (smaller the angle) the
longerthewiremustbe.
Thewidertheangle(higherTopHat),thehighertheefficiency.
BestPractice:HorizontalTopHatWires(usuallyimpossible
toimplement)
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 VERTICALVs.INVERTEDL
Horiz.Polarization
Notatthetopofthepole!

Horizontal Substantial
RadiationPattern
Ashighas
Vert
Vert. possible
poss be
I L
Inv.L

{RADIALS} {RADIALS}

FEATURES: (RR =??) FEATURES: (RR =36)

Hatdoesnot
Hat does not Radiatemuch
Radiate much Horiz.Wiredoes
Horiz Wire does Radiate
LONGDX:VERYGOOD LONGDX:GOOD
EUDX(NVIS):NotsoGood
EU DX (NVIS) N t G d EUDX(NVIS):GOOD
EU DX (NVIS) GOOD
Build:SlightlyComplex Build:VerySimple
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 VERTICALCONSTRUCTIONTIPS

160mVertical
HiPWRRadiators
0.5uH
to
1x 1.5uH
1
1x
29%
TypicalSWR=2.8:1
2x Reduceto~1.5:1
withHairpinMatch
71% 2x
3x
RFCHOKE Feed Point Tips
FeedPointTips
*
*
*CQ532/18AWG Use1coreper500w
(1mmdiameter) 19t (3coresfor1500w)
*max1mmatTop SecurewithCableTies
RADIATION FT240 31
43 (forHiPwr:UseRG142)
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 160mVerticalon18mPole
SpaceRequirements Radiator/TopHat
INSTRUCTIONMANUAL* Garden Connection
Step
Ste p by Ste
Step
pInstructions
p Instructions 25m 25m
(82ft.)

EndInsulator
RadialConnectionBox
25m 25m

(115ft.)
35m

Howtotieknots
KevlarPreparation

High Voltage Insulator Preparation

HighVoltageInsulatorPreparation
CQ534PVDFMonofilLine
10cm
RadialAttachment Ground
Pole Stake
k
knot 12 5
12.5m 18cm 18m

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* www.spiderbeam.com/pdf_files/160184WTH.pdf
 Otr.Examples:www.DJ0IP.de
160mInv.L/18m

1 2 3

80m/40mDualBand/18m 80m/18m 80m/12m

BuildingBlocks
ALL
ANTENNAS
BuiltOn
S id b
Spiderbeam
Poles
Band: Antenna(s)
160m: 26mtallvertical
80m: Two4Squares
40m: Two4Squares SINCE2008,SEVERAL
SINCE 2008, SEVERAL
30m: 4Square
20m: VerticalDipol Array
MAJORDX PEDITIONS
MAJORDX
17m: VerticalDipol Array HAVESWITCHED
15m: VerticalDipol
15m: Vertical Dipol Array FROM ALUMINUM
FROMALUMINUM
12m: VerticalDipol Array
10m: VerticalDipol Array
TOALL FIBERGLASS.
TOALL
VDA 27
 4x VERTICALDIPOLEANTENNAS
SpiderbeamVerticalDipolePortfolio: Recommendedby:
W4RNL(SK)
VerticalDipoles
Vertical Dipoles BANDs
B ANDs DL1VU ((SK))
POLE Legs 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 60 80 160
1 12m* 2x6m
2 18m 2x9m
3 22m 2x11m
4 26m 2x13m
DoesNOT WorkthisBand WorksthisBand

Foritssizeandsimplicity,thisantennadelivers
amazingperformanceonmanybands.
>45o Guy
Surprisinglythesmallestversioncoversthe Rope

mostnumberofbands,includinggood
(notgreat)performanceon80m. 50cm(2ft.)
aboveground

AgoodantennamatchboxisREQUIRED onallbands.

*DetailedInstructionsavailableforthe12mPoleVersion. 28
 EXAMPLE:12mVERTICALDIPOLE

40 30
80

17 15
20

10m
10m
12

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 4xVERTICALDIPOLEANTENNAS

TheproblemwhentheVerticalDipoleistooLong:
Normallywehavealowangleof
ll h l l f
radiationpatterninalldirections
aroundtheVD.
SPLITLOBESINTHEHIGH
BANDRADIATIONPATTERN TheseareonlyEXAMPLES

Ifwemaketheradiatortoolong,
If we make the radiator too long
theradiationpatternonthe
highestbandwillbegintosplit

into multiple lobes
intomultiplelobes.

Ifwemakeittooshort,weloseefficiencyonthelowbands.
The challenge is to make antenna as long as possible until just
Thechallengeistomakeantennaaslongaspossibleuntiljust
beforethelobesbegintosplitonthehighestbandofoperation.
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 4x VERTICALDIPOLEANTENNAS
LongerVDsaremoreefficientonthelowbands!
VerticalDipoles BANDs
POLE Legs 10 12 15 17 20 30 40 60 80 160
1 12m* 2x6m
AGAIN 2 18m 2x9m
AGAIN 3 22m 2x11m
2 x 11m
4 26m 2x13m
DoesNOT WorkthisBand WorksthisBand

ANTENNAMATCHBOX: Tcvr.BuiltinATUsaregenerallyNOT goodenough.

TheMFJ974B isagoodmatchboxforthisjob.
IfyouuseaclassicalTMatch,youshouldNOT useits
builtin4:1BALUN.Insteaduseanexternal1:1Guanella
BALUN Otherwise: no match on the low bands!
BALUN.Otherwise:nomatchonthelowbands!

AgoodantennamatchboxisREQUIRED onallbands. 31
 2xVERTICALLOOPANTENNAS
ResonantQuadLoop(s) * CP6/DG9FR *
10/15/20mBands AllTimeHighScore
Continental Winner
ContinentalWinner
LowProfile
(LP)ofWAECWfor
Footprint:8mofspace SouthAmerica
NoMatchboxrequired thisantenna
E il i t ll d b
Easilyinstalledbyoneperson
Bolivia
DOWNLOADINSTRUCTIONSHERE
DOWNLOADINSTRUCTIONSHERE :
www.dj0ip.de/spiderbeam/mono loop
www.dj0ip.de/spiderbeam/mono loop quad/ For:12mor18mPole

NonResonantMultiBandLoop
10/12/15/17/20/30/40mBands
10/12/15/17/20/30/40m Bands
LowProfile CAMPERS
Footprint:8mofspace
Easilyinstalledbyoneperson
REQUIRES:MatchboxonALLBands
FavoriteantennaofmanyCampers
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 CONSTRUCTIONTIPS:ThediPOLE
LIGHTWEIGHTFIBERGLASSPOLESASMASTSREQUIRE SPECIALCONSIDERATIONS

BendtheDipole
Bend the Dipole
Slightly

WHY Helps P l
Pole
1 turn Keep 1xGuyRopeatFeedpoint
perMeter Balance <<lightweight>>
GuyRope

SpiraltheCoax Thiswillkeepthepolestraightand
TopHeavy DownthePole raisethefeedpointbyonemeter!

Overlap: 1 Top
UltraLightweight Strongest
Aerial51 Multi and OCF ipole (7 ands)
MultiBandOCFDipole(7Bands) Point
Model 26AWGwire(0,5mmdiameter) Attach
404UL RG174HCULightweightCoax
SpecialLightweightBalun FeedPoint 2
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 AnEmailfromCrocodileAndy:

Iwouldliketoexpressmyfull
satisfactionwithAerial51Model
404UL
0 providedforIOTADX
id d f O
pedition toIOTAOC266Viney
IslandinSeptember2016.
Theantennaisjustajewel
Th i j j l very
easytoinstall,extremely
lightweight,butrobust.
Morethan1000QSOhavebeen
h 000 QSO h b
madeinveryharshconditions.
Forsureitwillbemymainantenna
forthenextIOTAactivation.
AfterlosingthetenttotheCrocodile,
Mycongratulationswithsuchgreat
product. Andysetupoperationunderacanopy.

Bestregards, Wealsosponsored VK5MAV/6

AndyVK5MAV. theCrocodile Viney Island
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 WARNING

DO NOT PUT CAT

IN MICROWAVE

DO NOT DRILL HOLES

IN SPIDERPOLES !
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 MOREINFORMATION
32Page
16PageBook 2,00
InstructionManual
www.DJ0IP.de
160mVertical
VerticalAntennas
LoopAntennas
SpiderbeamPoles

www.Aerial51.com
OCFDAntennas

Info @ Spiderbeam.com

Availablefrom:
A il bl f FREEDOWNLOAD:
FREE DOWNLOAD:
Spiderbeam www.spiderbeam.com/pdf_files/160184WTH.pdf
Appello 36
CONSTRUCTIONTIPSforFiberglassPoles

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 The VDA Site
www.f4bkv.net/index.php

MoreInfo

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 www.4square.co.uk/uk/gw4rib/index.html

MoreInfo The 4-
4-Square Site
HybridPoles
12mFiberglassPoles
Ontopof
AluminumMasts

G W4RIB

It does no
nott have to be
perfectt to work good.
perfec
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