Reddit reviews Jackite Black Fiberglass Pole 20 Foot

We found 4 Reddit comments about Jackite Black Fiberglass Pole 20 Foot. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.

Fiberglass pole telescopes to 20'Perfect for helping fly your Jackite bird kiteTelescoping design provides versatility in the lengthItem condenses to 45.5" for easy storageFiberglass construction remains flexible in the wind

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4 Reddit comments about Jackite Black Fiberglass Pole 20 Foot:

u/funbob · 2 pointsr/amateurradio

My list for mobile/portable operating would look something like this...

For a man portable setup I could carry in a pack, the highest capacity LiFePO4 battery I could afford.

Otherwise, if I'm driving out to a fixed operating site, then the biggest AGM deep cycle battery I would care to lug from the car a short distance to the operating site.

A lightweight computer with good battery life so I don't have to worry about external power for it out in the field. I'm not really a Mac guy, but I'd probably bring my Macbook Pro for this task.

The TS-480 doesn't require a Signalink/Rigblaster type interface for digital operation, but you will need the following items to interface to your computer...

USB to serial converter. Don't buy the Prolific chipset garbage, save yourself the frustration and spend the few bucks for something with an FTDI chipset.
Kenwood PG-5H data cable set. You can also make this if you want, Your TS-480 should have shipped with a plastic baggie with the connectors in it to make this (pinouts are detailed towards the back of the manual). Or, you can get them on ebay. I bought mine mainly because hate soldering stuff to DIN connector pins.
Serial cable, straight through, female ends. Cheap and readily avaialble.
If the laptop you're using doesn't have separate speaker out/mic in jacks, then a cheap USB audio adapter.

The filters aren't truly necessary and the unit is pretty frequency stable without the TCXO, but they sure are nice to have. If you were going to put a filter in it, I would recommend the 500Hz CW filter. It comes in handy when you're trying to zero in on a particular signal or block adjacent strong signals. The DSP filtering is generally adequate, but a strong enough signal is going to swamp the AGC and that's when the crystal filters come in handy to notch that out.

If you do get the TCXO, don't waste $110 on the Kenwood SO-3. The cheap Chinese TCXO's work just as well and can be had for much cheaper. I got mine from ebay for 20 bucks or so, but now you can even get them on Amazon with Prime shipping and everything.

Antenna choice is highly variable. Out here in the deserts of New Mexico, you don't find much in the way of trees, so a wire antenna deployed up into a tree is out and a self supporting vertical is in. I generally pack an MFJ 1979 telescoping vertical whip with a clamping antenna mount or a collapsable fiberglass pole that I can hoist up a length of wire with. Your own situation, available terrain, bands you want to work are going to be the determining factors here.

This page has some useful notice on power draw of the TS-480 with some operating scenarios and battery sizing options. A lightweight, power sipping QRP rig the TS-480 is not, but it's still very usable for portable operations.

u/pdxpatzer · 2 pointsr/amateurradio

I shamelessly copycatted this super-easy-to-make drive-on antenna stand from WB3GCK for use with Jackite 31' fiberglass poles. Check out his blog for some good ideas about operating portable.

u/Yard_Pimp · 1 pointr/amateurradio

It's a Jackite 31' pole that I got from amazon. Here's a link to get you started:

Fiberglass pole

u/poo_finger · 1 pointr/amateurradio

I got mine from amazon. Once you select the green pole the 31' becomes available. I actually leave it up all the time and it's weathered some nasty storms.