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Yes, I have my eye on one of Beltfed34's ones (I also have my eye on one of his M66 gun rings... I think I either need to win the lottery or get a second job!). I don't know enough about them yet to know if the mounting hardware included is right for my application or how complete it is.

Other kinds of military telescopic masts would be just as interesting, but they all seem pretty rare. Once I saw an AB-1292/AG pneumatic mast on eBay, but I didn't pounce on it fast enough. I've seen a pneumatic mast mounted on the back of a CUCV at some of the Glendale, CA military vehicle swap meets, but I don't know who it belongs to. The 20ft lighting masts would probably be too short; I think something in the 30-40 ft range would be about right. A fairly lightweight one would be good enough to suspend a wire antenna.