How about going to Texas Towers. You may have to buy a couple different sizes
and telescope them to the .875" tip. I think you'll be pleasantly surprised
on their aluminum prices.
Good luck.
Patrick Barkey wrote:
> In reassembling a Telrex antenna, I find that one of my pieces of element
> tubing is bent. Its a twelve foot piece of 1.375" tubing, tapered at each
> end to 1" (to mate with a .875" tip). Its .058 wall.
>
> Does anyone have any experience trying to purchase tapered aluminum
> without going back to the antenna manufacturer? (Which is not an option
> in my case).
>
> -- Pat
> N9RV
>
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Richard Thorne
Amarillo, TX
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