New Carbon Fiber Mast for Ham Radio

Check out this New Carbon Fiber Mast from GigaDude! This mast was sent to me by myself for the purpose of an overview. Tell your favorite Content Creators you want them to review the GIGADUDE now!

PLEASE NOTE: THESE MASTS ARE NO LONGER SOLD. Not enough interest and too much investment.

the normal price will be increased from the Beta cost currently seen on the website. at the moment, I'm working out to determine the cost.

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From the website:
What is it: a 25 foot carbon fiber mast which is collapsible to appx 70 inches. Each of the five sections clamps in to secure your mast at different heights.

Weight - Under 3 pounds (Appx 2.8lbs)

Clamps: Clamps allow you to adjust the amount of pressure each clamp provides to the mast. A word of caution, there is such thing as TOO much pressure, which may cause the plastic clamp to break.

Diameter: Top OD (Outer Diameter) is approximately 22mm and the bottom OD is approximately 34mm. The very bottom of the Bottom section has a screw on/off cover, which does increase the OD Size (size coming later). The cover is glued on and could most likely be removed if needed (but not recommended)

USE Perfect for Home use, portable/Parks on the Air use, Ham Radio Field Day events, JOTA (Jamboree on The Air), and other RACES/ARES type events. This mast is probably not hiking portable, although possible, it could be bulky.

Why so expensive? I Can get xxxx Carbon fiber mast for less than 100 bucks!?!!?: Most likely you are looking at a Carbon fiber crappie pole that does have multiple sections, no clamps, and a very flexible top section. These were designed for fishing and could work for simple wire operation. The GIGADude 25 has way less flexibility at the top of the mast, it's stronger, and more durable than a crappie rod.

This product has already been in a small BETA testing, and now is moving up to a larger BETA Market.

What comes with this mast, do you have a 34 foot version, a 50 foot version?, Why don't you sell xxxxxxx?: Thanks for supporting Ham Radio Dude. I currently am only offering a 25 foot mast, called the GIGADude. I invested what I could into the one size carbon fiber mast. This was a size I felt would be good for a vast variety of people. In all transparency, I didn't want to invest minimum orders in 25ft, 34ft, 50ft, 17 ft masts if there's no interest in them. It's a large investment and what happens here will help determine where the sales channel goes next.

Future models/versions I've considered:

12 ft (Kilo Dude) 17ft (MegaDude) , 34ft (TeraDude), 50ft (ZetaDude), 75ft (YottaDude), ????

What comes with this mast? Okay this is where it gets exciting, if you're still following. I've created Mast Toppers. These allow the mast operator to quickly install Hamsticks, Dipoles, EFHW's and more. The mast toppers being sent will be 3D printed. Max weight will most likely only support up to hamsticks. HOWEVER, you don't have to use the toppers. Additionally, there will be an update package available in the future to utilize these masts with a topper made with HEAVY DUTY nylon

Myself and a few other licensed hams have been testing these toppers for over a year. The Heavy duty nylon toppers have withstood 60mph winds, 1/2 telescoping dipoles for 20 meters, multiple falls and much more.

I MISSED the BETA Deal, can you please give me a discount!?! Do you offer bulk discounts?!: I cannot currently offer any additional deals, discounts, or giveaways for this product. Please understand, I have a lot invested in a concept which I don't know will work or not. As it is, I am attempting to keep the price on this product as low as possible.

[KARK]

... and thanks for supporting your SoCal content creator dude by rocking a shirt with his logo. 🤘😁👍

[Nick]

Definitely want one for my ham sticks dipole and my Aredn dish when searching for signals

[TheHeff]

Dude, wish I was part of this beta test. LOL. Can’t wait to hear all the feedback. Now back to putting my new 3D printer to use. Keep Calm and Boldly Go. Live long and prosper. 73, K4HEF - Ham Radio Hef

[yvondubois]

Just received mine this afternoon. A jewel, so strong and so light. It is replacing my 28ft heavy duty fiber glass mast that started pealing. Also it was always difficult to bring it down during thunderstorms or experimenting with different antennas, despite having a tilt base. The 3ft shorter didn't make a difference, in this case an inverted V dipole fed with a ladder line and an SGC ATU at the base. Thanks Sean, great product and a great job.

[DKONV]

You got that cooliooo Shirt on, Sean.😍 OMG look at this beautiful Dog. He stole the Show for sure. That Mast looks like "must have". I needed to share that one on my Facebook Page. Happy Thursday Dude, keep on rockin' & rollin'. 73 🙋‍♂

[ScoutPortableRadio]

I LOL at the "my lawyer told me to say that."
Very cool, well thought out design, Dude. I really like the cam locks with the nice thumb screws for adjusting tension.
I see you're already out of stock as I type this. Will keep my eye out for when they're available.
Chuck is such a good boy!

[the_mad_swimbaiter]

Great video, dude! You explain this well! I'm glad i got mine already, you won't be able to keep these in stock when people realize the bargain they're getting!

[agoraphobicadam]

Hey Sean, I got my stickers in the mail today and what a nice surprise to have a sticker with my call sign on it. Thanks for making my day man. KO4HPC 73

[StuartMTTQ]

What an awesome mast! Lots of thought gone into the different applications for it too. Well done!

[don_nskt]

Nice. It looks like you have the top connector on yours. Mine are still holding up well. Hope to have a better picture of my setup soon.

[Kewli]

A tetrahedron of those carbon fiber masts could be put together with three 3D printed corner pieces that had holes for stakes and a top corner piece that could hold your mast to make very nice portable tripod. If the tetrahedron sides were 5 or 6 feet long they would fit inside of a lot of truck beds and car trunks.

[njw]

Dude, I agree with the other commenters. Well done video. No punches pulled. Said it like it is! BTW, since "Chuck" has appeared on screen, he should be paid at full Hollywood actor scale. Grin. Looking forward to receiving my 2 GIGAdudes! Best wishes for this and your other ventures to be successful.

[mikeramsey]

Nice video description of your mast and I like the idea. Yes it is expensive but I like the strength of the carbon fiber mast and the ability to use it for various antennas. Keep us informed on when they come available.

[shawnolson]

I would love to add one of these for public safety comms

[HowToHam_Tom]

As I was watching you show all of the topper attachments, I was thinking about my GoPro and all of the attachments it has for mounting and other features. And then it hit me. Come up with a topper that has a GoPro attach point built-in to make it easy to snap a GoPro on and off. Just a thought. Can’t wait to order one I’m totally in, both to support you and because that is a very cool product.

[paulzap]

I actually got the 34 ft carbon fiber mask from gig aparts with the tripod and I use three guy wires of paracord and it easily holds up the MFJ2289 big ear dipole antenna which is about 6 lb fully extended so it works fantastic on 6 m through 40 m for 1.2 kW I've also had my Mosley 32A mini tribander two elements that antenna weighs less than 10 lb no rotor ( just an Armstrong rotor ) at 25 ft with the tripod and two sets of three paracord guy wires held up to a breezy afternoon had a lot of fun I live in a homeowner's association so I kind of have to take my antenna down every night and the carbon fiber is a great solution My age is almost 60 so it's tough to take a steel push-up hole in and out of the garage which weighs about 60 lb The carbon fiber weighs less than 6 and I can assemble it in less than 15 minutes with the MFJ big ears with the two element beam it takes me about an hour.

[thuff]

I like the idea but need a higher for portable. I would like an endfed and a VHF / UHF yagi. Adapters do help, and I understand that cost.

[bigt]

Looking forward to getting one eventually. I’m just getting started in this hobby and doing my research on certain items. The “GIGADUDE” is what I’m looking for. Hopefully I’ll get the “dude” sooner rather than later. Good luck to you. I think that you will have a hard time keeping them in stock because it will be a much wanted item.

[mrppassman]

Can a carbon fiber mast be used in a semi-permanent or permanent antenna installation? How will it hold up in the South Florida sun?

[JimmyKIPRK]

Dude, are you still selling this mast? The link in the description doesn't seem to work.