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The firestick antennas are pretty flexible (kind of like the Shakespeare Ugly Stick fishing pole). You can almost bend them double (got one caught in a garage door once) and it didn't break. The spring will help absorb some of the shock of hitting it on things to some degree also, so it won't hurt to leave the spring on.
If you plan on catching it on things, you may want to consider using angle iron for increased strength when you snag the antenna. A 6 foot firestick can probably generate a fair amount of leverage on the mount.
Aloha,
Merlin
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