Portable Mast Comparison: Gigaparts Explorer POTA 20 and HRD LD6

Comparing the following masts :

Gigaparts Explorer POTA 20 (I don't know why I called it the POTA 2020): gigaparts.com/explorer-pota20-portable-han…

• While recording, I observed there are about 144 of these in stock.

HRD Ind. LD6: etsy.com/listing/1772235734/portable-ham-r…

• While recording these are sold out. 300 are expected at the end of November, 2024.

Both Carbon fiber masts, but how do they compare? Today we find out

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Make your own LD6 or POTA 20 mount - thingiverse.com/thing:6776940
Make guy support for hte LD6 or POTA 20 - thingiverse.com/thing:6794857 (Thanks dsmit258 (Video coming soon)
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VIDEOS (Note, everyone listed had purchased their masts):

I received the LB5JJ SEAL of approval - LD6 vs Sota beams 6 - youtu.be/xCDntBgI7Z0?si=rJxmS03q16icuNyK

Reel POTA-ble antenna video youtu.be/1tJTydHFNjo

Thanks @ryankc9oza118 for loaning me the antenna.
Reel potable antenna - reelefhw.com/

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Other videos on the LD6:

Original Video - youtu.be/1tJTydHFNjo

Updated Video - youtu.be/piinrnEVaAw?si=nQkGBZRBz8K2ErtX
Perfect Support option - youtu.be/zt_v0bv79GU?si=vnqmJnClaxwNCMB1
@LB0FI Video - youtu.be/uNNFCR0--C4?si=GamNQ7eGL7ncOQu4
@N5BSB youtu.be/NNoW1_ABbtU?si=QtE7XbWBgvvpMgy8

Build the ground mount / spike

youtu.be/NNoW1_ABbtU?si=QtE7XbWBgvvpMgy8 (original)

youtu.be/0_ZqoyljP1k?si=DqtHCbXFUM-45GrK (Updated)

Mounting solutions - youtu.be/-YbOhaqPuFo?si=KJ8STepLuI32Rhbr

@Scout75PortableRadio Brought the LD6 to the Wisconsin Campout - a sighting can be seen in this video - youtube.com/watch?v=TnPjG65vQPM