> Also with rivets it makes it difficult to dismantle
> elements if you ever need to.
>
> 73 gl Jim SM2EKM
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
I've got to disagree with you, Jim.
I took apart a Force 12 C4 a year or so ago.
It was a no-brainer reducing the element lengths to where they and the boom
pieces would fit in the back of my Saturn SC2 (coupe) for the 50 mile drive
home.
I used a drill to drill out the rivets. It all went very quickly and
easily.
Most of the rivets dropped right out of their holes into the element. A few
had to be followed up with a light tap of a center punch. I selected a
drill bit such that the hole would not be enlarged. They weren't.
You can have and keep using your hose clamps.
Gimme rivets any day!
73,
dale, kg5u
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