[TowerTalk] splicing 3 inch boom material
dan edwards
w5xz at att.net
Tue Mar 17 10:28:11 PDT 2009
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I am considering just ripping a full length slot, lengthwise of course, in a couple of
2 or 3 ft pieces of 3 inch, and stuffing one inside and wrapping the other outside
with hose clamps, very snug, pop in a few rivets, and roll.
this wont work? no, i wouldnt try it for a 3 el. full size 40....but a 4 or 5 el 20??
seems lots of older yagis use the boom to mast clamp as a splice point, and these
days, with more modern element spacing configurations, that produces a terribly
unbalanced yagi.
otherwise we'll be looking for tubing thats incrementally smaller or larger than the
3 inch we're working with. harder to find, and 'pricey'......
73 from texas, dan
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<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><DIV>I am considering just ripping a full length slot, lengthwise of course, in a couple of</DIV>
<DIV>2 or 3 ft pieces of 3 inch, and stuffing one inside and wrapping the other outside</DIV>
<DIV>with hose clamps, very snug, pop in a few rivets, and roll.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>this wont work? no, i wouldnt try it for a 3 el. full size 40....but a 4 or 5 el 20??</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>seems lots of older yagis use the boom to mast clamp as a splice point, and these</DIV>
<DIV>days, with more modern element spacing configurations, that produces a terribly</DIV>
<DIV>unbalanced yagi.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>otherwise we'll be looking for tubing thats incrementally smaller or larger than the</DIV>
<DIV>3 inch we're working with. harder to find, and 'pricey'......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>73 from texas, dan</DIV>
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