Can't go wrong with the Spiderbeam 12m. I love mine to death.

Thanks Collin, good upload. Yes , I agreed with you that the Spiderbeam poles are in a league of their own, I have two 18 meter, and two 12meter poles that I use, the one 18 meter pole has been at the center of a 160m doublet for five years now. I must say it's guyed at two points, but it has survived some pretty bad weather over the years, but keeps going strong. All the very best regards.👍

You provide great service to the amateur radio community. Thank you for your work.

Thanks, Collin. Makes me rethink using a 7 meter extending painter's pole. Then again, I need the painter's pole to paint the second story window frames. LOL

Spiderbeam by far the best, also have the DX Commander kit plus the cheaper 7 metre variations. All do a good job as long as long as you understand their limitations. Use the DX Commander more for portable EFHW use and occasionally in the ¼ wave vertical kit format. Spiderbeam for your kit. Don’t use antenna that require radials when out portable as people always find out where I am and radials become a liability. I tend to keep /p working as simple as possible and compact as possible. Great useful review 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great video. The old dx commander I bought a few yrs back the pole was a "Spirit of Air" (look it up on fleebay) with a dx commander sticker over it ;o) it worked great for a few yrs then it gave up the ghost. I think a spiderbeam will be the next 1 ;o)

SmartBreeze is cheap and cheerful. 8m are less than £20 and good for vertical end fed half wave wire or coax dipoles for 10 and 11m. Only use for temporary setups though as above 25mph winds they bend a lot. Their 10m version is only a few pounds more.

I have the Spiderbeam 12m pole and like you said, it's the Rolls Royce of masts. This thing is awesome and is worth every dollar.

I have the SOTAbeams 7000 HDS mast in my inventory. It is used a lot for dipoles and various end fed wire antennas. Dipoles are generally hung from the top off the second section as the top section is a little thin for the weight. The joint between the two top sections makes an excellent point to affix various end fed wires as well. I also have the 10m travel mast. It seems too flimsy for a balun but works fine for wires and I often hang an end fed wire in an inverted L configuration using this mast. It works great for an end fed random wire as a quick deploy antenna, particularly if a fence post or other permanent structure is available to strap the mast to. The 12m Spiderbeams mast is THE BEAST. I don’t use it enough. I need to change that. A buddy sent me a linked dipole and a small pulley that could be hung from the top of the second section of this mast. That would make changing the links trivial. Now that I have a drive-on base, I think I’ll take this mast out and put it to work at a POTA deployment. Great video. I’m looking for a source for the Windjammer and Life’s a Breeze masts on this side of the pond. 73 de AG7TX

good video , thanks NS9T

Thankyou Colin. After watching your presentation, I got the impression that LAB products look to be good value because of their sturdiness. The fact that the 10 metre pole is always out of stock indicates they are popular. I see the Professional series are currently back in stock, except the 10 M pole, so it pays to watch their website for updates. The killer for VK's is the additional freight charges, but I believe they are still good value because of their quality.

Great video. Decathlon sell a decent 5m telescopic pole for £15. They used to have a 6m for £19, which I have a couple of. Excellent value for money. The 5m is listed as: LAKESIDE-1 TRAVEL 500 TELESCOPIC STILL FISHING ROD 5M

My Spiderpole 12m HD survived over 10 years outside near the northsea. It cracked by my fault scratching the roof of the garden shed

I've been using a 10m telescopic GRP Vine Antennas pole from LAMCO and been well pleased with it. It's a strong pole with 50mm/8mm bottom and top sections with 2 & 1mm wall thickness. It weighs in at 2450g so still reasonably light and portable although I wouldn't want to cart it up Ben Nevis. I've been looking for an additional 12m pole for use with a drive on support and in the garden and keep coming back to the Spiderbeam 12m HD. Apart from it's weight (to be expected IMO) I've yet to read a bad review so I've ordered one.👍

Good video👍

Excellent review and advice - Thanks ☘️

I plan on using an Ed Fong 2m/7cm roll up antenna with a Spiderbeam. The antenna is 16’ long. Any suggestions on if this should hang from pole vertically or have it slope off at an angle? Also..would the 7 or 10 meter pole be enough? Don’t want longer than I need.

thanks fantastic video 73 from kb2uew

Can you recommend an inexpensive mast support for flat roofs, using cement blocks as weights?

I have bought the Spiderbeam 12 for the G5rv but i am thinking on how to tighten the center feed of the g5rv to the tip! how would you do it? Thanks

Spent the morning trying, unsuccessfully, to unjam the Windjammer. 2 middle sections refuse to unlock :(

Can you use these as 20 meter Moxon spreaders?