Jim, AJ6ER, is setting up a mast for a wire antenna similar to one Dave showed in a previous video. Jim wants to make this mast 30 feet tall and would like to know if guy ropes are still required depending on the base configuation.
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Links from Video:
Video Card: (1:20)
A Thirty Foot Mast Using Home Depot Parts (#1018)
Easy-Up 33′ Telescoping Mast: (2:35)
https://amzn.to/44sfvIR
DX Engineering Guy Rope: (4:19)
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-guy1000-kit
Concrete Forum Stakes: (4:26)
https://amzn.to/43Xahoq
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