[TowerTalk] Re: Antenna element vibration damping - How

[David Robbins K1TTT]

> Jiri Sanda wrote:
> ,>
> > To later responses.
> > Jan - I would like to see some designs that DOES NOT vibrate at all.
> > Until now I have not seen such a beast !!!
> > To kill the vibration with some rope or wire is fairly easy and does
not
> > represent any significant cost or problem to put in.
> >
> Yes I know. The first Yagi I built 30 years ago lost the elements
after
> just 2 weeks due to vibrations/resonance, was then fixed with ropes
since
> at that stage I didn´t know better.
> These days I don´t need ropes since my elements doesn´t vibrate.

Have I missed it, or have you ignored the question???  In any case here
is the basic, very basic, question again:

How do you design elements so they don't vibrate?


David Robbins K1TTT
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