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1. [TowerTalk] Fastening sections of 3" boom material (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:36:43 -0800; I'm considering building a long yagi for 20 meters and I see the ARRL antenna book recommends using 3" aluminum tubing for the boom. One thing I don't find is how to connect the sections together. Th; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00461.html (6,722 bytes)
2. Re: [TowerTalk] Fastening sections of 3" boom material (score: 1): Author: <donovanf@starpower.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:57:31 -0500 (EST); Bill, I used two pieces of 3 inch o.d. by 0.125 inch wall aluminum tubing in all of my 48 foot boom Yagis. Its an excellent choice. Like you, I've never found a standars product to splice the booms.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00463.html (8,597 bytes)
3. Re: [TowerTalk] Fastening sections of 3" boom material (score: 1): Author: Bill Winkis <kc4pe@mindspring.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 07:23:47 -0500; Yes... You take a piece of the same tubing cut a length about 20% of the entire boon, (6' for a 30 ' boom). now cut a 1/4 inch wide slit out of the length of the insert...now take hose clamps-compres; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00464.html (8,615 bytes)
4. [TowerTalk] Fastening sections of 3" boom material (score: 1): Author: <john@kk9a.com>; Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:20:42 -0000; For splices of 3 inch x 1/8 wall boom, I use 2 1/2" Schedule 40 6061-T6 aluminum pipe. The O.D. is 2.875 and the I.D. is 2.469. Then I have the O.D. machined to 2.735 - 2.740. John KK9A / P40A I'm co; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00473.html (7,288 bytes)
5. Re: [TowerTalk] Fastening sections of 3" boom material (score: 1): Author: Bill Turner <dezrat@copper.net>; Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 20:58:03 -0800; ORIGINAL MESSAGE: -- REPLY FOLLOWS -- Thanks, Frank. That sounds like a very good way to go, probably what I'll end up doing. Sitting here drooling just thinking about a 48 foot yagi. :-) 73, Bill W6; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-11/msg00520.html (8,380 bytes)

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