Original CQ Homestead Supply Design | POTA • SOTA • Field Day • Portable HF
Turn an ordinary extendable painter's pole into a portable antenna mast with this easy-to-print 3D design!
Designed by CQ Homestead Supply for amateur radio operators, this Painter's Pole Antenna Mast Adapter provides an affordable and practical solution for supporting wire antennas during portable radio operations.
This digital download includes the STL file needed to 3D print your own adapter. The finished adapter screws onto the threaded end of a compatible extendable painter's pole, allowing you to quickly create a lightweight antenna support for POTA, SOTA, Field Day, camping, or temporary HF operations.
The adapter features four integrated attachment points. Three are designed for guy ropes to help stabilize the pole when extended, while the fourth provides an attachment location for a short rope and hook to support your wire antenna.
3D Printable Design: Download the STL file and print your own antenna mast adapter.
Painter's Pole Connection: Threaded design screws onto the end of a compatible extendable painter's pole.
Three Guy Line Attachment Points: Provides locations for guy ropes to help stabilize your extended mast.
Dedicated Antenna Attachment Point: Fourth attachment point allows a short rope and hook to support a wire antenna.
Compact & Lightweight: Convenient for portable amateur radio operations.
Versatile Antenna Support: Suitable for lightweight end-fed, random wire, and other portable wire antenna configurations.
CQ Homestead Supply Original Design: Developed for practical field use by amateur radio operators.
(1) Digital STL file for the Painter's Pole Antenna Mast Adapter
The STL file can be imported into most common 3D printing slicer programs.
This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY. No physical product will be shipped.
To complete your antenna mast setup, you will need:
Access to a 3D printer and suitable filament
Compatible extendable painter's pole
Three guy ropes or lines for mast stabilization
Short rope or cord for attaching your wire antenna
Hooks or carabiners as desired
Your preferred lightweight wire antenna
All ropes, hooks, carabiners, painter's poles, and antennas shown in the example photographs are for demonstration purposes and are not included.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Summits on the Air (SOTA)
ARRL Field Day
QRP and portable HF operations
Camping and outdoor radio activities
Temporary wire antenna installations
This design is intended for temporary, lightweight antenna installations. The finished part's strength and durability will depend on your selected filament, printer settings, and print quality.
Always properly stabilize your mast and maintain a safe distance from overhead electrical lines. Do not use during thunderstorms or high winds.
This STL design is an original CQ Homestead Supply product. Your purchase grants permission to print copies for your own personal, non-commercial use.
Redistribution, resale, or commercial production of the STL file or printed adapters is not permitted without prior written permission from CQ Homestead Supply.
Designed by CQ Homestead Supply
Original CQ Homestead Supply Design | POTA • SOTA • Field Day • Portable HF
Turn an ordinary extendable painter's pole into a portable antenna mast with this easy-to-print 3D design!
Designed by CQ Homestead Supply for amateur radio operators, this Painter's Pole Antenna Mast Adapter provides an affordable and practical solution for supporting wire antennas during portable radio operations.
This digital download includes the STL file needed to 3D print your own adapter. The finished adapter screws onto the threaded end of a compatible extendable painter's pole, allowing you to quickly create a lightweight antenna support for POTA, SOTA, Field Day, camping, or temporary HF operations.
The adapter features four integrated attachment points. Three are designed for guy ropes to help stabilize the pole when extended, while the fourth provides an attachment location for a short rope and hook to support your wire antenna.
3D Printable Design: Download the STL file and print your own antenna mast adapter.
Painter's Pole Connection: Threaded design screws onto the end of a compatible extendable painter's pole.
Three Guy Line Attachment Points: Provides locations for guy ropes to help stabilize your extended mast.
Dedicated Antenna Attachment Point: Fourth attachment point allows a short rope and hook to support a wire antenna.
Compact & Lightweight: Convenient for portable amateur radio operations.
Versatile Antenna Support: Suitable for lightweight end-fed, random wire, and other portable wire antenna configurations.
CQ Homestead Supply Original Design: Developed for practical field use by amateur radio operators.
(1) Digital STL file for the Painter's Pole Antenna Mast Adapter
The STL file can be imported into most common 3D printing slicer programs.
This is a DIGITAL DOWNLOAD ONLY. No physical product will be shipped.
To complete your antenna mast setup, you will need:
Access to a 3D printer and suitable filament
Compatible extendable painter's pole
Three guy ropes or lines for mast stabilization
Short rope or cord for attaching your wire antenna
Hooks or carabiners as desired
Your preferred lightweight wire antenna
All ropes, hooks, carabiners, painter's poles, and antennas shown in the example photographs are for demonstration purposes and are not included.
Parks on the Air (POTA)
Summits on the Air (SOTA)
ARRL Field Day
QRP and portable HF operations
Camping and outdoor radio activities
Temporary wire antenna installations
This design is intended for temporary, lightweight antenna installations. The finished part's strength and durability will depend on your selected filament, printer settings, and print quality.
Always properly stabilize your mast and maintain a safe distance from overhead electrical lines. Do not use during thunderstorms or high winds.
This STL design is an original CQ Homestead Supply product. Your purchase grants permission to print copies for your own personal, non-commercial use.
Redistribution, resale, or commercial production of the STL file or printed adapters is not permitted without prior written permission from CQ Homestead Supply.
Designed by CQ Homestead Supply
