I built mine from 1/4 inch brass tubing. Cut the corners at 45
degrees and soldered together. Used smaller styrene rod from the same
source to connect the sections.
Readily available in 3 foot lengths at hobby shops or on-line hobby outlets.
>Is there a non-radio/hobby/hardware source for 1/4" OD aluminum
>tubing? Maybe in the model airplane world? I know copper is
>readily available in the plumbing section of Home Depot et al, and
>maybe that will do, but if aluminum can be found I suspect it would
>probably be sturdier. Application is elements for a 136-MHz Moxon
>rectangle, in an RFI DF setup.
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
>Sometimes a tower is just a tower
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Jimmy Weierich, K2LV, ex KG2AU <kg2au@stny.rr.com>
Vestal, NY USA FN12xa
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