[TowerTalk] Where does the element go?

[David Robbins K1TTT]

Telrex used the 3rd option... through the boom.


David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Pete Smith
> Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 12:11
> To: Bill Turner; towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Where does the element go?
> 
> Maybe because someone - like Telrex, perhaps - started out doing them that
> way, and everyone else followed.  Force12 has always had all of theirs
> under the boom, and most new designs seem to follow that lead now.
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Happy Thanksgiving
> 
> At 10:42 PM 11/22/2006, Bill Turner wrote:
> >Nearly all of the all-metal yagis I've seen have the elements mounted
> >on top of the boom. I wonder why?
> >
> >If they were mounted under the boom, gravity would be working to keep
> >the boom in place instead of constantly trying to turn the boom over.
> >This is such a common design I'm wondering what am I missing?
> >
> >Bill, W6WRT
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