I want to experiment with building a 2-element half-WL wire-beam for 40m. I know that Cubex sells fiberglass poles I could use for spreaders. Does anyone know of any other sources for fiberglass pole
Max Gain Systems http://mgs4u.com/index.html Ken K6MR I want to experiment with building a 2-element half-WL wire-beam for 40m. I know that Cubex sells fiberglass poles I could use for spreaders. Doe
Dee-Dub: When I was a Novice licensee and dreamed of building a cheap quad (which never happened), I read of using bamboo poles as spreaders. The intent was to wrap each pole in fiberglass tape to im
I have also used Max-Gain www.mgs4u.com/ for various fiberglass products. Always satisfied. 73 Joe K2UF I want to experiment with building a 2-element half-WL wire-beam for 40m. I know that Cubex sel
I'm puzzled as to what you are trying to accomplish here. AFAIK, a half wave loop at resonance is "voltage feed", meaning the impedance is extremely high. It is probably a lot easier to just leave th
Even cheaper was the 2 el 15 meter beam using a 2x4 as the boom, 1x2 by 4 feet to which was mounted bamboo fishing poles wrapped with aluminum foil and a small loading coil on the director. Played ma
You might try putting a wtb on qth-there may be someone out there with an old Lightning Bolt quad where they would sell the spreaders. I sold a set off an old antenna of mine a year or so ago. 73, St
Hams have always had fun names for things. I remember an article in QST, maybe back in the early 40s, where they called a simple wire beam the "Signal Squirter". -- Bw_dw@fastmail.net _______________
I have heard of people using fiberglass pole-vaulting poles. Google should give information for you on those. 73 Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ ____________________________
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DX Engineering sells telescoping fiberglass tubing. 73, George K3GP Sent via the Samsung GALAXY S® 5, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone I want to experiment with building a 2-element half-WL wire-beam for 4
Gene, I'd suggest that you surf a few of the DIY Hex Beam building forums, they usually can point you to reasonably priced tapered fiberglass poles. 73, John NA6L From: TowerTalk [mailto:towertalk-bo