"Hamstick" Style 40-Meter Portable Dipole

This is a "Hamstick" style portable dipole made from two Pro-Ham 40-meter "Hamstick" type antennas and a commercially made dipole bracket.  The antennas and bracket were bought at the 2006 Dayton Hamvention.

The Pro-Ham antennas were $8.00 a piece and the dipole bracket/mount was $9.95 for a total investment of $26.00 !

Shown here on just 10-feet of mast, I have a total of 30-feet of mast available this portable/emergency dipole.

The antenna will not be operated from the set up shown.  This was just to give me an idea as to how big the antenna would be and how it would all go together on the mast.

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A view of the dipole bracket.  This is the coax fed side.

Another view of the dipole bracket showing the SO-239 connector.

A view of the other side of the dipole bracket.

The 1-1/4" mast was too large for the dipole bracket so the dipole bracket was mounted to a short piece of galvanized conduit and U-bolted to the mast.

The dipole mounted on 10-feet of mast and held up by my dog pen fence.  (Note no coax connected to antenna).

Another view of the dipole on the 10-foot mast.

Another view of the dipole on 10-feet of mast.

A close-up of the dipole bracket on the mast.

Another close-up of the dipole bracket.

Another view of the dipole on the 10-foot mast.

The dipole on the mast.

A view of the dipole on the mast.  The droop in the elements is clearly visible in this photo.