I managed to get two DX Commander Classics one is riding permanently in my truck, the other resides in my garage with the flanges attached. I feel very fortunate to have these! Thanks for the great video!

Nice! Glad you got it fixed.

You got a better deal than the 10m unbranded Chinese pole I bought from Aliexpress, it broke as I extended it for the first time, hadn't even got it all the way out of the plastic bag it came in. The third from bottom piece split up 3/4 of it's length vertically and made the 10m length useless. I could still use the top sections as a 4-5m pole. I contacted the seller and not only wouldn't they replace the item due to a manufacturing fault out of my control, they wouldn't even supply a replacement section unless I returned the broken piece first, the return postage alone was going to cost me $100+ MORE than I paid for the pole in the first place....I bought another one from a different seller, same pole, little cheaper than the broken one, and it's been sitting fully extended in my yard with a 10m flowerpot antenna on it for 3 years now, the second and third section from the bottom slip and collapse now and then, but I lay it down, pull them back up and stand it up again. Some of the Chinese stuff is good, some is garbage, you take your chance when you roll the dice...I also have a couple of 5m and a 7.5m pole that I use a lot portable, and they are still going strong after 3-4 years of intermittent usage with 3 element 2m yagi or 6m moxon or hentenna on them, so they can take a bit of punishment.

Thanks for sharing! My DX Commander classic mast broke. I contacted Loke and ordered two replacement masts I guess I can get them from DX Engineering now. I kept all the old sections in the instant a different section breaks.

I had a 28-foot Jackite pole in permanent service for a few years without any issues. I think it’s likely that there was a defect in yours. I did later break the top section, and the bottom cap cracked, I ordered both from Jackite. I’m a fan of Jackite poles.

Nice Rob. Thanks

Great Job!!!

Reminds me I broke my top 2 sections. I remember looking for the replacement parts and I thought they asked for the broken parts back. Maybe they just want the shipping tube back (just kidding). Thanks for sharing this.

They also sell single replacement sections. If it was a manufacturing defect, they might replace for free.

Funny timing. I ordered some replacement sections for my Carbon 6 a couple weeks ago and they just came in yesterday.

Could not get them to ship it correctly, gave up and got a refund

Shoddy carbon to break like that. Glad you got a good fix tho. Mike needs to do a bit on this too. @@hamradiotube Nice callsign, btw. Hold onto that one.