[TowerTalk] KLM 40M-2B Opinions Please

[jeremy-ca]

Did you reuse the black insert from the old insulators? They are designed to 
elevate the elements slightly in a gull wing in order to minimize element 
droop.

When I had a 4/4 of 4el KLM's I lost some insulators on the one at 180'. 
After KLM got out of the business I used the replacements from M Squared 
which worked fine. I also added 2 extra spacers per half element to minimize 
vibration.

Carl
KM1H



Carl
KM1H
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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] KLM 40M-2B Opinions Please


> Jeff,
>
> I lost three of these insulators on two of the single element version. 
> They
> cracked and dropped an element half each time(Not good).
>
> On the advice of my good friend N5AR, replaced mine with a 1" thick piece 
> of
> phenolic board and never looked back.
>
> 73  Don  K5AQ
>
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