Google Carbon Fiber Tubing, and you will get a lot of vendors who can probably
deliver
carbon fiber tubing from stock.
However, thinking it through, I bet you open whole new tricky materials/design
problem. Carbon fiber
probably demands special methods of attachment, drilling, fittings, UV
resistance, etc, different from aluminum,
in the boom/ antenna application.
All the Best, 73
Pat Barthelow aa6eg@hotmail.com
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Jamesburg Earth Station Moon Bounce Team
> Jeffrey Okamitsu wrote:
>> Has anyone ever thought about using carbon fiber
>> composite as boom material for a really big array?
>>
>> Strength to weight ratio of the material is, of
>> course, fantastic. However...it would be very
>> expensive.
>>
>> I'm interested to hear if anyone has attempted
>> something like this.
>>
>> 73, Jeff W3KL
>>
>>
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