Hello Tower folks,
I have a few questions regarding a satellite setup I plan to complete very
soon. They are as follows...
I am just about ready to install my home built 144 and 432 yagis on my tower
using a U-100 rotor for my elevation rotor. My questions are as follows...
1- What material did anyone use for a cross boom, i.e. wood shaft if so what
dia ? and what did you do to it to a) protect it from the elements of weather
and b) did you slide a sleeve of metal over the dowel to prevent the clamps
from tearing it during use? And I would expect this sleeve to be placed only
over areas where clamping will be done.
1-c What length is considered maximum for a sleeve and still show little
interaction with my 432 yagi?
2-What is the minimum amount of space you used to install a set of yagis
similar to what I have , which is an 11 ele for 432 and a 7 ele for 144 MHZ.
I plan to build a automated satellite tracker for my rotors this winter and for
the time being I had planned on mounting both yagis on a common non metallic
cross boom at a 15 degree elevation, is this also the best installation in my
given situation?
Her is hoping I can get some good information as I hope to get this up before
snow flies up here in Ontario, which could be in the next 3 months... Hi Hi !!!
By all means feel free to reply either on the list or direct, although I have
always favored on the list so others too can benefit from my learning
experience...
73 and hope to hear you on the birds soon...
Marc R. Tessier - VE3TES
ve3tes@cogeco.ca
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