[Towertalk] small diameter aluminum tubing

[on4kj]

Who will own the patent Jimmy?
I did it the same way to construct a 50 Mc/s quad about three months ago...
Jos on4kj
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jimmy Weierich" <kg2au@stny.rr.com>
To: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>; <towertalk@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 6:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Towertalk] small diameter aluminum tubing


> 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
>
> --
> Jimmy Weierich, K2LV,   ex KG2AU       <kg2au@stny.rr.com>
> Vestal, NY  USA           FN12xa
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