Lexan, I thought everyone knew about this wonderful and glorius product.
Polycorbonate is the generic term for it...Unbreakable, Damn near UV PROOF,
bullet proof, and in my experience RF will not harm it.
The stuff is very easy to work with, and makes great antenna insulators and
the such.
As for getting it, as I remember it is not the cheapest stuff around, but I
will tell you a little secret...
If you are looking for small quantities of it and dont care if it is
scratched or anything, try your local sign shop.
This is where I was first introduced to the stuff, and most sign shops like
the one I used to work in usually have a scrap pile of plastics and stuff
and usually will give it away for the asking.
73 and GL,
Mike...ND6A
At 10:33 PM 10/19/99 -0400, W4RNL wrote:
>
>On a home improvement show, I saw/heard reference to the use of Lexan as a
>window pane material in Florida as a shatter-resistant material for
>hurricane-prone areas.
>
>1. I wonder if this application of the material would have the good RF
>and physical properties of Lexan sheet in general.
>
>2. Is the material readily available--and, if so, through what sources?
>
>As a side note following the discussion of holding C3 elements at a
>constant spacing, I wonder if it would be better (or not) to use a system
>that pinned the spacer only to the longer/larger element, letting the
>smaller element slide in a slot or hole. Locking both elements to the
>spacer may create a rigid rectangle which would alter the element
>flexibilities. However, not sure that this would make a significant
>difference in element durability for either or both.
>
>-73-
>
>LB, W4RNL
>
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