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Re: [TowerTalk] Source for aluminum tubing?

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Source for aluminum tubing?
From: Tom_N2SR via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Tom_N2SR <tom_n2sr@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 17:23:50 +0000 (UTC)
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 Since the LJ-153BA is a current production model, why not just buy the tubing 
from Hy-gain?   
While their ordering process can be frustrating, their tubing is reasonable.   
YMMV, 
Tom, N2SR

    On Sunday, March 17, 2019, 9:09:14 AM EDT, john@kk9a.com <john@kk9a.com> 
wrote:  
 
 Brad that is a tough size to find. I used to buy Ø7/16 with a 0.049 wall from 
a ham in Ohio that sold 6061 tubing however he retired. I had a bunch of extra 
heavy duty tips in Aruba that I gave away when I sold my station. I have found 
Ø7/16 online though commercial sources but it was pricy for low quantities. You 
need to purchase drawn tubing for a proper fit. Perhaps DX Engineering should 
pick up this size. Hy-gain tips break easily, at least they have for me and I 
only used them for temporary contest antennas. Probably the least expensive and 
easiest place to buy a tip is though Hy-Gain. 

John KK9A


Brad Anbro N9EN wrote:

​Hello all,

I am rebuilding an old HyGain 153BA 3-element 15 meter monoband yagi and I
was wondering if there is a good source for the 7/16" diameter by approximately
.039" wall thickness aluminum tubing that is used for the ends of the element
half-sections?

Years ago, Texas Towers used to stock a wide variety of aluminum tubing but
on their web site I see only two sizes listed.

Thanks for any help with this!

73 de Brad Anbro, N9EN
Bluff City, Tennessee

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