Spiderbeam Fibreglass Poles & Accessories
Spiderbeam HD-E 12m fiberglass pole (eyelet version)
This is an upgraded version with custom-made stainless-steel eyelet cotter, glued to the top segment with weather-proof and UV-resistant adhesive.
The eyelet enables easy attachment of any kind of device to the tip of the pole.
Spiderbeam Heavy Duty fiberglass poles are perfect for building all kinds of wire antennas.
A single person can easily put them up within a few minutes. Especially developed to make our portable equipment even more rugged and durable!
These are extremely strong poles, with a much greater wall thickness (up to 2mm!) than the usual “fishing rod” types. A special reinforcing winding technique – several layers of fiberglass are wound in alternating direction (criss/cross winding) – provides greatly increased lateral and linear strength. Stronger joints are achieved by a much larger overlap between the individual tube segments than usual.
Spiderbeam 12m Heavy Duty poles are very well suited for building 40/80/160m wire GP or inverted L antennas. (Lee W9OY has built a beautiful 80/40m vertical using our poles)
They can also easily support temporary lightweight 1 Element Quad or Delta loops for 20-10m, and dipoles for all bands, especially when used with open wire feedline. (Most baluns would be somewhat heavy). 4-6 poles could be used to build lightweight beams for 40 or 80m.
Even the top segment is 8mm in diameter (and 1.4mm wall thickness), so the poles can be used to their full 12m length – unlike other poles where the top segment is very thin as a whip. During our tests we were able to put 80m inv vee dipoles (made from 1mm diameter enamelled copper wire (AWG 18) and open wire feedline) right at the top of the 12m pole.. No way you can do this with a regular “fishing rod”! At 9-10m height, the poles can easily support small VHF / UHF yagis.
The best (and cheapest) wire to use for building such wire antennas (verticals, loops, dipoles etc.) is AWG 18 (= 1mm diameter) enamelled copper wire or similar. Thin fishing monofilament (1mm diameter) or similar rope is very suitable for guy lines.
The first prototypes were tested Nov/Dec 2004 during 120km/h winds at the North Sea coast and performed just great! Since then, well over 3000 poles have been installed worldwide. Get yours today and enjoy outdoor radio with a professional heavy duty pole.
Recommended accessories:
- Stainless steel clamp set.
- Strong guy belt
High strength professional telescopic fiberglass pole with eyelet
| Fully extracted length (height) | 12m (40ft) |
| Transportation length | 1.18m (3ft 10″) |
| Weight | 3.3kg (7lbs) |
| Bottom diameter | 55mm (2 1/6″) |
| Top diameter | 8mm (1/3″) |
| Inner diameter of the eyelet | 4,5mm |
| Wall thickness | 1.4mm – 2mm (1/18″ – 1/12″) |
| Number of segments | 12 |
| Pole material | Black fibreglass, UV protected specially reinforced multilayer winding |
Spiderbeam GoPAK (Go Portable Antenna Kit)
This ready-to-go Kit contains everything you need to get active within minuteson 40-(30)-20-17-15-12-10-6m.
It is a fullsize REAL ANTENNA that puts out a BIG SIGNAL compared to most other “compromise” portable antennas.
This special Kit contains the following parts:
- Aerial-51 model 404-UL ultralightweight, asymmetrical dipole (see details below)
- Spiderbeam 12m fiberglass pole
- Clamp Set for 12m fiberglass pole
- Guy Belt for 12m fiberglass pole
- 50m (160ft) roll of 2mm Kevlar guy line
- 50m (160ft) roll of white string on plastic hasp for securing the dipole ends to the ground pegs.
- Set of 2 straps for 12m pole
- Set of 6 lightweight 12″ plastic pegs
Detailed description of Aerial 51 model 404-UL, our ultra lightweight, asymmetrical dipole operating on 7 or 8 shortwave bands:
| 40m | (30m) | 20m | 17m | 15m | 12m | 10m* | 6m | |
| SWR (typical) | less than 1.7 | less than 6 | less than 2.2 | approx 4.6 | less than 2.0 | less than 3.5 | less than 2.2 | less than 2.5 |
| Max. Power | 200W | (75W with tuner) | 200W | 200W with tuner | 200W | 200W with tuner | 200W | 200W |
Antenna length: approx. 21m – strung in Inverted-Vee style
Weight: only 435g (including balun and 12m long special coax)
FOR HORIZONTAL ANTENNAS, HEIGHT = MIGHT!
Spiderbeam 12 metres (40 ft) Fibreglass Pole
Spiderbeam Heavy Duty fibreglass poles are perfect for building all kinds of wire antennas.
A single person can easily put them up within a few minutes. Especially developed to make our portable equipment even more rugged and durable!
These are extremely strong poles, with a much greater wall thickness (up to 2mm!) than the usual “fishing rod” types. A special reinforcing winding technique – several layers of fibreglass are wound in alternating direction (criss/cross winding) – provides greatly increased lateral and linear strength. Stronger joints are achieved by a much larger overlap between the individual tube segments than usual.
High strength professional telescopic fibreglass pole
| Fully extracted length (height) | 12m (40ft) |
| Transportation length | 1.18m (3ft 10″) |
| Weight | 3.3kg (7lbs) |
| Bottom diameter | 55mm (2 1/6″) |
| Top diameter | 8mm (1/3″) |
| Wall thickness | 1.4mm – 2mm (1/18″ – 1/12″) |
| Number of segments | 12 |
| Pole material | Black fibreglass, UV protected specially reinforced multilayer winding |
Special top segment with eyelet (for 12 m pole)
This special top segment of our 12 m fiberglass pole, enables easy attachment of any kind of device to the tip of the pole. A custom-made stainless-steel eyelet is glued into the top with weatherproof and UV-resistant adhesive.
This special eyelet-segment replaces the standard top segment of the pole.
No further adjustments are necessary.
Inside diameter of the eyelet: 4,5 mm
Clamp set for 12 m fiberglass pole
Complete set: – Contains 11 stainless steel clamps with rubber padding.
(For portable installations, most people simply use sticky tape for locking the individual tube segments, and this works very well!)
However, clamps are the perfect method to securely lock the segments of the fiberglass mast for a long period. They are especially suitable for permanent installations and superior to all other locking mechanisms (tape, glue, cable ties…).
They have a very strong grip, yet they can be removed easily even after years of installation.
Install the clamps as follows:
Simply put one clamp at the very bottom end of each tube segment and tighten the clamp.
Here it will act as a stopper and prevent the tube from sliding downwards into the next bigger tube segment.
The rubber padding is made of a thick flat rubber band, protecting the mast against any damage from the clamps.
The rubber padding is made of a thick flat rubber band, protecting the mast against any damage from the clamps.
Consider adding a 7mm Nut Driver to your kit!
These can be purchased from your local tool store.
This tool makes the task of tightening and releasing the clamps a breeze!
Guy Belt for 12 metres Fibreglass Pole
This strong guy belt is an ideal method for quickly attaching guy ropes to the pole. The belt is very flexible and lightweight and transfers the forces into the mast over a very large area, thus preventing damage.
Simply slide the belt over the mast.
The belt rests at the bottom of the 8th segment with a diameter of 27mm (= approx. 7m height).
Attach 3 or 4 guy ropes (in 90° or 120° directions) and tie them to ground pegs at a distance of approx 5m from the pole.
Spreader Kit for 1 element Quad
The Quad Spreader Kit has been designed for building portable 1 element Quad loops mounted to our 12m Spiderbeam fiberglass pole. The Kit includes all needed parts, i.e. a metal center joint (with rubber padding) and two telescopic fiberglass tubes (4m long).
The metal center joint has very small packaging dimensions, as it can be disassembled completely. The kit is well suited for building a 1el Quad for 20m and all bands above.
The metal center joint is mounted to our 12m fiberglass pole at a height of 8m, letting the remaining upper 4m of the 12m pole protrude above the center joint. The two 4m long telescopic tubes are inserted into the left and right leg of the metal center joint. These two 4m long tubes are absolutely identical to the upper 4m part of the Spiderbeam 12m fiberglass pole.
Thus a quadratic cross with an 8m long diagonal is formed, enabling you to string quad loops of up to 22m circumference. The loops can be fed at the lower corner (i.e. approx 4-5m above ground). The resulting effective height of the loop is 8m above ground, ensuring a good radiation pattern.
Set of 2 spreaders & center joint for 1 element Quad
| Full length of each telescopic spreader | 4 metres (13 ft) |
| Transportation length | 1.18 metres (3 ft 10″) |
| Pole material | Black fiberglass, UV protected, specially reinforced multilayer winding |
| Centre joint | Aluminium & stainless steel |
| Total weight of complete set | 1800g (4lbs) |
| Suitable for | 1 element Quads on 20/17/15/12/10/6 metres |
Spiderbeam 18 metres (60 ft) Fibreglass Pole
Especially developed for successful portable low-band activities on 80 and 160m!
Imagine building a quick portable 80m 4-square array that you can put up within less than one hour…
A single person can easily “walk up” the pole within a few minutes.
Spiderbeam 18m (60ft) fibreglass poles are built very similar to our well proven 12m HD fibreglass poles, yet carefully designed to maintain low weight and perfect balance.
The pole starts out very rugged at the bottom (73mm diameter/2mm wall thickness) and still has 40mm dia /1.5mm wall thickness at 10m height! The upper sections are slim and light (1mm wall thickness), preventing the pole from becoming top heavy and keeping it perfectly balanced. A special reinforcing winding technique – several layers of fibreglass are wound in alternating direction (criss/cross winding) – provides greatly increased lateral and linear strength.
These poles are perfect for building all kinds of wire antennas, especially 80/160m wire GP or inverted L antennas. They can also easily support temporary lightweight 1 Element Quad or Delta loops for 40-10m, and dipoles for all bands, especially when used with open wire feedline. (Most baluns would be somewhat heavy).
4-6 poles could be used to build lightweight beams for 40 or 80m (…who is going to build one for 160? :-)).
The best (and cheapest) wire to use for building such wire antennas (verticals, loops, dipoles etc.) is AWG 18 (= 1mm dia) enamelled copper wire or similar.
Pole installation
One person can easily “walk up” the pole by pressing the bottom against a rock, tree, car or ground anchor, or having a second person hold it. Once the pole is in vertical position, it can easily be moved around.
Fix the bottom to a ground anchor and attach guy lines at 2 levels. Thin fishing monofilament (1mm dia) or 2mm Kevlar rope very suitable for guy lines.
High strength professional telescopic fibreglass pole
| Fully extracted length (height) | 18m (60ft) |
| Transportation length | 1.70m (5ft 7″) |
| Weight | 6.8kg (15lbs) |
| Bottom diameter | 73mm (2 5/6″) |
| Top diameter | 4mm (1/6″) |
| Wall thickness | 1mm – 2mm (1/25″ – 1/12″) |
| Number of segments | 12 |
| Pole material | black fibreglass, UV protected specially reinforced multilayer winding |
To complete the installation we strongly recommend using our rubber padded stainless steel clamps to safely secure the telescoping elements from slipping down. For a pole of this large size, clamps are a better solution than using tape only.
Each pole includes a Free Stainless Steel Clamp Set!
Guy Belt for 18 metres Fibreglass Pole
These strong guy belts are an ideal method for quickly attaching guy ropes to the pole.
The belts are very flexible and lightweight and transfer the forces into the mast over a very large area, thus preventing damage of the fibreglass tubes.
Set contains two belts for guying our 18m fibreglass at two levels. Simply slide them over the mast.
The 52mm belt rests at the bottom of the 5th segment (= approx. 7m height).
The 32mm belt rests at the bottom of the 9th segment (= approx 13m height). Attach 3 or 4 guy ropes (in 90° or 120° directions) to each belt and tie them to ground pegs at a distance of approx 8m from the pole.
Spiderbeam 26m fiberglass pole
‘Skyscraper’ telescopic fiberglass pole (26m / 85ft) professional fiberglass pole for quick portable wire antennas including clamp set & set of 3 guy rings (belts).
This pole is built very similar to our well proven 12m and 18m fiberglass poles, and carefully designed to maintain low weight and perfect balance. During extensive testing for several months on the Baltic sea coast the prototype has weathered all storms without any problems and we feel ready offering this product to the market.
High strength professional telescopic fibreglass pole
| Fully extracted length (height) | 26m (85ft) |
| Transportation length | 2.00m (6ft 6″) |
| Weight | 18kg (40lbs) |
| Bottom diameter | 108mm (4 1/4″) |
| Top diameter | 4mm (1/6″) |
| Wall thickness | 1mm – 2.5mm (1/25″ – 1/10″) |
| Number of segments | 15 |
| Pole material | black fibreglass, UV protected specially reinforced multilayer winding |
This pole puts serious 160m activities into a new perspective!
Just add a few top hat wires and enjoy operating with a full size 160m vertical that can be put up within less than an hour.
This pole opens the door to building portable 160m 4-square arrays and other serious low band fun like vertical dipole arrays on 40m, or a 20/15/10m 1 el quad at 20m height above ground, etc.
High strength Kevlar Guy Line
2 mm diameter high strength Kevlar guy line.
Use it for guying 12 m and 18 m Spiderbeam Fiberglass Pole
- Breaking strength: 150kg
- Weight: 4g per meter
- Very low stretch: 1%
- UV resistant
- 2 mm diameter high strength
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