NEW K8MRD Gigaparts Explorer Carbon Fiber Telescopic Mast

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@cchalfantusa 28 дней назад

The power lines were making me nervous in the demo. I could feel a tingle of electricity.

@KC2BKM 22 дня назад

I was thinking that if he gets blasted out of his Keds when he gets a line arc I hope his buddies at least post the video. RU-vid GOLD moment. But then I remembered he wears Crocs he’s safely insulated lol

@IrregularInterest 28 дней назад

Wow, extremely excited about this. I spoke with one of the Gigaparts guys at Hamvention '22 and he mentioned they were developing this at the time, glad to see it's finally here.

@resqguy 25 дней назад

Got to the GigaParts booth at 0900 on Friday and every last one was sold out already. But they were kind enough to let us check out the one demo model that was on hand, and let me say it was pretty awesome. I can't wait to be able to order one when the production line spins up.

@rodgermckeon 28 дней назад

I'll definitely be getting the 30 footer! Thanks Mike!

@SteveYancey 13 дней назад

Finally a mast that will fit my panniers. I’ll be checking the website every 20 minutes until they are in stock.

@WJ6FRadio 5 часов назад

Glad I was able to grab one at Hamvention! Can't wait to get the 10 meter version!

@walteredwards544 24 дня назад

Thank you. This is exactly what I've been looking for

@Ammed_KN6STX 29 дней назад

Very nice Mike! Glad your giving distributors instructions on developing products we would need and use!!!

@saldomino1639 28 дней назад

How do you attach it in the ground I would by one if I can get in the ground thanks Mike !

@KE8WXS 28 дней назад

That’s dope!! Pota definitely got some nice ideas done by you Mike! Keep it up!!

@N2YTA 29 дней назад

I want one, but I'll also want to sleep in after my long drive, then have breakfast. I'll have to wait for them to be in stock. Looks like a fantastic product.

@rowdyron4111 28 дней назад

Excellent! I want one. Thanks Mike.

@hamwithoutaplan 28 дней назад

This is great. I'll definitely keep my eye out on the website for the 10m one for sure. Would be excellent to throw in the backpack. Will be excited to see more tests and deployments in the future.

@WeedyCreek 28 дней назад

Looks great! When will the special signed K8MRD edition come out?!🎉

@HAMRADIODUDE 28 дней назад

Congrats dude

@MikeN2MAK 25 дней назад

They did a great job and I’m looking forward to the next one too!

@DK5ONV 28 дней назад

WHOAAA....😲amazing. Tnx for sharing this with us👍

@Scout75PortableRadio 28 дней назад

Very cool! I'm looking forward to this being available, for I will get one as soon as I can. I want to like my Carbon 6, but I broke the 2nd from the bottom section the 3rd time I used it and have been nursing it along ever since. This one looks much more stout. Being able to use the top section is reason enough for me to upgrade. Thanks for showing this, Mike!

@Veedy 28 дней назад

Sick !! excellent design. Now that's what I call portable.

@TheBrokeHam 29 дней назад

looking good! hopefully i can get one of these

@anthonygorrell1343 28 дней назад

Nice fishing rod 👍

@hkmp5s 29 дней назад

This will be replacing my tactical mini. We owe it all to you Mike.😊

@DeLorean58 29 дней назад

Nice. I'm still looking for my first portable mast. I'll probably wait for the 30 ft version.

@Zach-K7FC 28 дней назад

Looks cool. Hope it goes on the website soon.

@mikak1 26 дней назад

Looking forward to the release of this mast. I like that the top section piece is sturdy and useable. That is one of my complaints with the Sotabeams Carbon 6, of which I am on my second. I will definitely be buying one when available. I have never been to the Dayton Hamvention and was telling my wife last week that I may go next year. Looks like I should have gone this year and tried to be one of the lucky 23. Thanks for the video.

@martinsalt1839 28 дней назад

Looks fabulous. I'll get the 10m version when it's available, providing Gigaparts will ship to the UK.

@KC3WHJ 28 дней назад

I WILL be buying both!!!!!!! In fact, you'd better tell them to make a LOT more because of it's even a tenth as good as it seems, it's going to sell like beer at a baseball game!!! Thanks to everyone involved and 73!

@patrickhall5739 28 дней назад

Very nice!

@JM-mv7sv 28 дней назад

Been on a waiting list for Sotabeams Tac mini for almost a year. Purchasing this instead.

@IndependentNewsMedia 28 дней назад

Nice overview video, God bless.

@wildhogsham7077 29 дней назад

That's exactly what I need for Motorcycle POTA. That will fit in a saddle bag.

@RichardDePas 29 дней назад

Was thinking the exact same thing! 🏍

@ramonbennett8416 28 дней назад

Awesome!!!

@Sagart999 24 дня назад

I can definitely attest to the over-flexibility of the SOTABeams Carbon 6 mast. When you do your in-depth video, please show us the relative bending involved with equal lateral tension on the two masts. Also on the 10m version. Maybe other manufacturers' products as well? Gigaparts sells lots to choose from, but most of us don't enjoy throwing away money on guesswork. Flexibility and weight are the areas of greatest disappointment in most of these masts.

@laszlokovacs8827 29 дней назад

Looks interesting.

@MrTommy001 28 дней назад

No question - I WILL be getting the 30'er when they come out. I will be awaiting YOUR announcement when Gigaparts is taking orders.

@kikodv1ksantos936 28 дней назад

would love that on my POTA bag!

@lonewolfhf 24 дня назад

Great job congratulations 🥳. Will this be available in the UK 🇬🇧?

@TinyTJ04 29 дней назад

Maybe I'll buy this when they release the revised 705 case for the Explorer backpack.

@KG5RJR 27 дней назад

Wow that’s one HOT looking Mast!!

@mr.miniaturesmodels8465 27 дней назад

I will be looking out for this, thank you!! Cheap Chinese carbon fiber fishing rods were questionable especially with the top most segment (which you addressed).

@voodoo4426 29 дней назад

Epic !!

@donjennings2975 29 дней назад

Nice !!!

@MVBriscoVolante 28 дней назад

I’d also recommend a self standing support ground rod it’d fit over like the carbon 6 has but if you could get it to be roughly the same size packed it’d be perfect. My one complaint about the carbon 6 and self standing pole combo is that the pole is longer than the packed mast which makes for awkward fitting into my backpack

@tonyd6884 28 дней назад

very nice

@MVBriscoVolante 28 дней назад

Packed it’s an inch shorter than the carbon 6? Day one purchase. Phenomenal. If you can actually get 10m in that size too that’s also a day one purchase!! Can’t wait!! My backpack will love it

@hamradiotube 28 дней назад

It’s actually ~ 1” longer than the carbon 6 collapsed. 30’ is coming.

@miket7184 28 дней назад

If the price isn't too crazy, I'll wait for the 30'. If it's the same length, it will fit in my travel bag which I take in my Jeep for POTA. I'm doing an on the road, road trip POTA for Hamvention and so far hit parks in CO, OK, KS and MO from my start in Arizona. It's day before Hamvention opening and I'll be glad to get out of the vehicle and walk around after the 2,300 miles. I was going to shoot for IN or KY going through today, but I was behind schedule and need a break before heading back. I'll try to hit them on the way back. 73 and thanks for another video! Mike ND7E.

@dmjamison 26 дней назад

Take my money!

@unclemikeyplays 29 дней назад

I might have found my first mast!

@unclemikeyplays 29 дней назад

When will it be up on their site?

@GMT_400 27 дней назад

I need that.

@KC2BKM 22 дня назад

Got mine on order!

@marcotektil7692 22 дня назад

Where did you order ? Ve2krt

@KC2BKM 22 дня назад

@@marcotektil7692 Gigparts there are out of stock but order anyway. Going to be 6 weeks before ya get it.

@KC2BKM 22 дня назад

@@marcotektil7692 Gigaparts. On back order as they are not in stock. 6 weeks out.

@prephampaul 29 дней назад

Noice! Maybe this is the portable mast I need to get instead of sota or DX...🤔

@rjollis 24 дня назад

I bought a 41 ft carbon fiber mast on Alibaba to construct a clone of the DX Commander 12.1. My mast is more substantial but collapses to 5 ft. It was not meant to be backpack portable. The concept failed. Carbon fiber is conductive and completely destroyed the resonance of a very simple antenna concept. I tried to use it as support for a simple single-band vertical. Same problem. I reordered an identical fiberglass version of the mast from the same Alibaba company and reassembled the DX Commander antenna. It worked as designed. Conclusion: CF is a great lightweight and strong support for EFHW, EFRW or dipole antennas. But it fails as a support upon which to build a vertical wire antennas as a result of its conductivity. 73 de K8YX

@RCVinyl 29 дней назад

Thanks for the information, Mike. Do you use a tripod or stakes to mount it?

@hamradiotube 29 дней назад

I use the K8MRD lean it in a tree method.

@QRPGUY 25 дней назад

I’ll pick up one each

@CC-hk6vy 29 дней назад

Put that antenna up with it! Looks great de WO8USA🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@brucew9533 21 день назад

Take my money on the 30 footer.

@josephlieberman5324 28 дней назад

What is the durability during moderate or high winds ?

@scottgallagher5344 28 дней назад

Rule #1 when using a carbon fiber mast. Avoid power lines. Watch Mike extend the mast next to power lines. 🤣🤣🤣

@hamradiotube 28 дней назад

🤦🏼‍♂️

@Bill-HRT 28 дней назад

I gotta get one of those. Perfect for travel! 73 de Bill

@DagonNaxos 28 дней назад

I want that 30 footer

@loyannmunyan1174 23 дня назад

What bands will this work? I want something that will work 6-80 at the least

@danielvela8073 28 дней назад

Does that fit INSIDE the Explorer backpack?

@jrscogins 28 дней назад

indeed it does!

@scottpayne33 28 дней назад

Judging by the 591 thumbs up as of mine they might wanna put in an order for another 500 now........

@arniep740 27 дней назад

What is the price point for this mast? Tnx!

@bjbackitis 29 дней назад

Looks great... pity I will never EVER be able to afford one. Oh well...

@n0vty873 28 дней назад

20 ft fiberglass telescopic fishing pole from B'N"M poles is very affordable

@oncomics1128 29 дней назад

could that 30ft stay up year round here in TX?? I have used japanese fishing poles but they give up a year or two in.

@josephthomas8318 28 дней назад

Doubt it. Most of these small carbon fiber masts are designed for temporary portable operating. Considering the wind and storms TX gets you're lucky the amazon fishing poles last as long as they have for you.

@Proc3000 24 дня назад

Hiw do you set that up to guy being so thin?

@Frisky0563 29 дней назад

Knife Mike enjoy Dayton

@HamRadio2 24 дня назад

23 left out of 25. I wonder who got aerial number 2

@hamradiotube 24 дня назад

Shake & Bake!

@MoseYoutube 19 дней назад

Very curious about weight of the pole

@GigaPartsHuntsville 15 дней назад

11Oz.

@paulaubuchon2336 24 дня назад

Think they might do Pre-orders on the 10mtr version Paul K1YOU

@GigaPartsHuntsville 15 дней назад

Yes! When we get a little closer to arrival time, we will make them available.

@Kc8qdq 29 дней назад

Do you have a table or are you just walking around?

@hamradiotube 29 дней назад

No im just here as “media” walking around making videos all weekend.

@Kc8qdq 29 дней назад

@@hamradiotube I know you’re going to have a whole bunch of people come up to you. Hope to say hello. I will be a guy with a Mario brother hat on. I was the guy with the home made crank up tower that you made a sad ham video about 73 KC8QDQ

@nickl3872 29 дней назад

I want one.please hurry lol 😊

@GigaPartsHuntsville 15 дней назад

They are on a boat!

@karlmadsen3179 28 дней назад

If it sells for $80, I will buy it. If it cost several hundred dollars, they can keep them forever. I won't buy it.

@josephthomas8318 28 дней назад

$80 is too steep. The carbon 6 is $60 and the tenkara fishing rods off amazon are only $30 $80 for a 20ft mast is silly

@karlmadsen3179 25 дней назад

@@josephthomas8318 If it is that compact, it's worth it to me for a true 30 ft mast and not a fishing pole with an unusable top section because it is too flimsy. I want it to be man-portable in a small bag. Some of the things I have seen are only about 4 feet when closed. That's too huge.

@HamRadio2 24 дня назад

Both of you have not done any research at all

@KG6NLWMotoRadio 29 дней назад

FIRST!😎 this is gonna be fun!

@KG6NLWMotoRadio 29 дней назад

Thanks for the good news Mike!! I can’t wait to get one myself!

@dangermandave67 28 дней назад

I'm so mad. I just ordered a Carbon 6.

@forgetyourlife 26 дней назад

Sounds heavier than the Carbon-6. What’s the weight?

@GigaPartsHuntsville 15 дней назад

11 oz.

@forgetyourlife 14 дней назад

Thanks. Not much heavier then. Good news.

@MakeDoAndMend1 28 дней назад

Argh. Carbon Fiber. I use flag poles for vertical aerials as not Carbon Fiber. I have found the Carbon Fiber rods on vertical aerials build up with static and conduct electricity. Also on a Campsite we use a lady got struck by lightning and up in hospital. Luckily it wasn't a direct strike. Not for me. Cheers from old George .Ps do a Voltage Insulation Test on it .

@Kinetic79 20 дней назад

I’d think the copper you’re running up the mast would be more likely to attract lightning, no?

@MakeDoAndMend1 20 дней назад

@@Kinetic79 Yes i think it would. To me it's the static build up as wind air passing any aerial can charge up. On the aerial wire part I use bleed resistors to leak away static. But as wire is isolated from pole. If its carbon fibre etc that will need an earth stake. Plus can affect aerial swr.