[TowerTalk] Re: Antenna element vibration damping - How

[Jan Erik Holm]

Why use poorly designed antennas in the first place,
ropes in the elements just fixes a poor design. Sure
if you get those poorly designed antennas for free
but I wouldn´t pay money for them. Proberly designed
elements doesn´t need ropes in them.
Also with rivets it makes it difficult to dismantle
elements if you ever need to.

73 gl Jim SM2EKM
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David Robbins K1TTT wrote:

>>...with riveted elements I have never had a tip fall out!  My HyGain
> 
> and
> 
>>Cushcraft beams have all been modified to riveted element
> 
> construction,
> 
>>which also do NOT snag on the guy wires on the way up!
> 
> 
> What is really fun with bad vibration cases is that the element tips
> fatigue and break off.  I have had that happen with both the newer
> telrex designs and cushcraft... no double hoseclamping or riveting will
> ever stop that!
> 
> David Robbins K1TTT