[Towertalk] small diameter aluminum tubing

[Jimmy Weierich]

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