At 08:52 PM 3/7/04 -0600, James C. Hall, MD wrote:
I'm working on our club Field Day prep. We will have a new F12 C3S to
work with and I have a question on construction. How do DX'peditioners
package, transport, and later, construct these beams ? Surely they don't
pop rivet the whole thing and then drill them all out. I have imagined
constructing half an element and then color-code tape the element for
later matching. Then at the site, use a rivet without the stem at the
joint and just tape it in position. I have transported antennas for
portable ops using thin-wall PVC tubes with caps.
Exactly right, though you really don't need a "stem-ectomy." Just tape 'em in.
73, Pete N4ZR
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