[TowerTalk] Where does the element go?

[Pete Smith]

Oh well - Gotham, maybe?

73, Pete N4ZR

At 07:31 AM 11/23/2006, David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
>Telrex used the 3rd option... through the boom.
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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?
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>> 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
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>> 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?
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>> >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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