[TowerTalk] Element caps summary

George Fremin III - K5TR geoiii@loja.kkn.net
Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:20:44 -0800


On Thu, Dec 14, 2000 at 02:12:42PM -0500, Scott Detloff K8DX wrote:
> Guess your not planning on putting polypropolene rope inside
> the elements to dampen the vibrations then?

K5IU has been using some short (3' or so) chunks of EHS for
this purpose.  He bends them in the middle so they have
a slight V shape to them so they will wedge in the tube.


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