[TowerTalk] fiberglass boom/elements

[n4kg@juno.com]

About 40 years ago, a company named KIRK
had a set of fiberglass antennas for 10, 15, 20 
and 40 meters which used helically wound 
copper foil on the elements.  The booms 
were also made of fiberglass.

de  Tom  N4KG 

(originally licensed as WN8FAW in 1955 at age 11)


On Sat, 8 Apr 2000 17:54:40 -0500 "Bill Heinzinger" <w9ol@dataflo.net>
writes:
> 
> Has anyone ever experimented with fiberglass boom or elements.
> 
> Could you embed a conductor in the fiberglass as the radiator.
> Would this this lighter/stronger than aluminum?
> 
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