[CCF] FW: [CQ-Contest] Contesting on a Budget - Your inputs, thanks!

[jukka.klemola at nokia.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ext Paul Schaffenberger [mailto:paulk5af at sbcglobal.net]
> Sent: 23 March, 2003 16:02
> To: cq-contest at contesting.com; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Contesting on a Budget - Your inputs, thanks!
> 
> 
> 
> I've gotten several great inputs so far for the May-June 
> column, but I know there are more out there!  Thanks in 
> advance for your great support of this column!
> 
> Recycled Aluminum
> 
> It is often cheaper to rebuild an old beam than to buy new.  
> What are your favorite rebuilding tips? What are the best 
> systems to rebuild?  Where do you find replacement parts?  Is 
> it worth salvaging old or broken/bent systems?  How do you 
> use new design software to make the "resurrected" system even 
> more capable?  What physical and durability improvements do 
> you recommend?
> 
>  
> 
> Additional thoughts:  Has anyone made hybrid beams using, for 
> example, a trapped reflector of one manufacturer and driven 
> element of another.  N4BP has used one half of a trapped 
> triabander driven element on his camper as a vertical, anyone 
> else tried either this are a variation of this?  
> 
> Again, it is your insight and inputs that has made this 
> column interesting and fun for me, and hopefully for the rest 
> of the contest community.
> 
> Thanks again for your inputs.
> 
> Paul, K5AF
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